The Promise of Dawn, Lauraine Snelling
The Promise of Dawn, Lauraine Snelling
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The Promise of Dawn

Author: Lauraine Snelling

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 10 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/01/2017


Synopsis

In a Compelling New Saga, One Family Strives to Make Their Own Future

Opportunities are scarce in Norway, so when Rune and Signe Carlson receive a letter from Rune's uncle, Einar Strand, offering to loan them money for passage to America, Rune accepts. Signe is reluctant to leave her home, especially as she is pregnant with her fourth child, but Einar promises to give them land of their own, something they could never afford in Norway.

But life in Minnesota is more difficult than Signe imagined. Uncle Einar and Aunt Gerd are hard, demanding people, and Signe and her family soon find themselves worked nearly to the bone to pay off their debt. Afraid they will never have the life they dreamed of, she begins to lose her trust in God. When the dangers of the North Woods strike close to home, will she find the strength she needs to lead her family into the promise of a new dawn?

About Lauraine Snelling

Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of over fifty books, including Blessing in Disguise, Song of Laughter, and Believing the Dream. She won a Silver Angel Award for An Untamed Land and a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart for Song of Laughter. She also writes for a wide range of magazines and teaches at writers' conferences across the country. Lauraine lives in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on August 20, 2019

This book is about work, work, and more work. I would have thought that the descriptions of the never-ending tasks that fell to Signe would have lost my interest, but I was actually fascinated. It was like Little House on the Prairie for adults. The author skillfully and subtly wove in the myriad of......more

Goodreads review by Sarah Grace on April 16, 2018

*happy sigh* Snelling strikes again with a heartwarming novel with beautiful themes! I was at first concerned that this wouldn’t be able to hold a candle to the author’s other works, but that was concern without reason! It exceeded my expectations! The characters: Ahhh, yes! I love me a character dri......more

Goodreads review by Kristi on August 11, 2017

This was my first book by this author and I wasn't sure what to expect. At first, I was a little worried that I wouldn't care for the story. All those Norwegian names were difficult to pronounce and I wasn't sure if I was even close. (Sorry but it is a quirk of mine to pronounce names correctly, eve......more

Goodreads review by Lydia on October 24, 2017

Why I Choose this Book: I don't fully remember, but probably because the cover is gorgeous. I'm pretty sure it's one of my favorite covers from 2017 so far. Plus, historical fiction without too much romance makes me happy, so this book looked like a perfect fit.  What I Thought about this Book: Folks.......more

Goodreads review by Becky on January 01, 2018

First sentence: Mor, a letter from Amerika! Premise/plot: Signe and Rune travel with their three sons to America, to Minnesota, to help out their relatives, Uncle Einar and Aunt Gird. It won't be easy: not the journey, not the settling in, not the work. Uncle Einar and Aunt Gird are each difficult an......more