Thanks for writing this Lauraine Snelling! The main character comes to life and it is clear where it all came from - thanks for the background story to this amazing lady

In 1878 Norway, women are expected to marry, but Ingeborg Strand is more interested in becoming a midwife than a wife. Despite the assortment of eligible bachelors her well-meaning, matchmaking friends and family members set before her, Ingeborg doesn?t find any of the men suitable. Then Nils, a university student, comes into her life, and Ingeborg knows she?s found a love that will last forever. Alas, their happiness is short-lived. The only cure for Ingeborg?s overwhelming grief is radical change, which might include widower Roald Bjorklund, his son, and America. This faith-based novel of a strong woman made even stronger by surviving a tragedy will appeal to a broad audience. It is a prequel to Snelling?s popular Red River of the North saga (An Untamed Land, 1996; A New Day Rising; 1997; A Land to Call Home,1997), but would also work well as a stand-alone title. ? Shelley Mosley