Forging Towards The Frontier
Chasing The Horizon by Mary Connealy is a thrilling historical Christian novel that I just could not put down. It is the first book in A Western Light series which promises to be marvellous.
This is a pioneering adventure as we follow a wagon train going west in 1869. There is much bravery as it is unchartered territory ahead. The way is thwart with danger. The reader is able to empathise when tragedy strikes.
As well as striving forwards, there is a running away from a greedy, tyrannical husband and father. He is merely interested in the fortunes of his wife and daughter, and not concerned for their welfare. His greed and lust for riches blinds him to all else.
The leading lady is brave and forward thinking. Since her mother was incarcerated in a mental institution three years earlier, Beth has planned a way of escape.
There are some kind hearts within the novel who help those in need. This reminds the reader of the Biblical story of The Good Samaritan. The kind hearts cannot overlook the injured.
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