Maria
Muscle Girl Tales II

Young Maria enjoys an epic adventure as she joins a family on a great trek to find freedom and a new home. Travelling by wagon over rugged, uninhabited terrain is no picnic for any woman, let alone an orphan. She meets new people along the way, notably a young soldier whose sporadic visits become th......more

An unusual and gripping way of telling a historical story. As a South African, I know the story of Blood River, but I so enjoyed reading it through the eyes of Maria, a young woman who has already suffered so much loss, and stands to lose more. This book will especially appeal to people wanting to kn......more

A treacherous journey. Loss of life. Shattered dreams. Yet through it all, there was One who continued to protect, restore and renew in this inspirational story of young Maria, searching for happiness and home, hoping a certain Christiaan would be a part of that passage. What did the future hold for......more

This book was written as part of the Prairie Rose collection and it’s a brilliant thumbnail sketch of the South African Great Trek of 1835-1842. The author’s use of metaphors had me savouring the phrases, for instance, ‘dreams tumbling as if the play things of giants.’ I enjoyed the way the key histor......more

Confused This book of this Series really confused me as most of the other books have been more about American wagon trains. It was really hard to follow and was not easy to read.......more