Welcome to Litsy!

This is a good book for this point in US history. About a year in the life of Lidie Newton, during the days of the Kansas territory and the pre-Civil War days. Smiley doesn‘t take the easy way out. Lidie struggles with “the goose question” and people who do the right thing but maybe not for the right reasons. And people who do the wrong thing, but with a good heart. Don‘t expect a neat, happy ending. But do expect to love Lidie 👇🏻

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Loving the snark of the sisters on the steamboat!

I‘m not entirely sure why I bought this book—with its uninteresting cover & long-winded title—but I‘m glad I did. Lidie Newton is a fantastic character & it is seeing life in 1850s Kansas—all the joy, hope, fear, courage, deprivation, & violence—through her eyes that makes this a book a pick for me. Married to an ardent abolitionist after a short courtship, Lidie finds herself caught up in the politics of the day with unforeseen consequences.

Oh, this book is good and Lidie Newton is a fantastic character. I‘m taking my time with it but I must say, I‘m really enjoying this book. Really interesting fictional account of life in 1855 Kansas.

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So far, so good.

My next book is one that randomly caught my eye as I was looking over the sale shelves at one of my favorite local bookstores. It‘s set in 1855 Kansas so I‘m making the leap from hard science fiction to historical fiction. Nothing like reading ALL the genres to avoid falling into a rut. Here‘s to another great book. 🤞

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This has been on my TBR list for a while. Has anyone read it? #true #lyricalapril @Cinfhen