A Time to Bloom
A Time to Bloom by Lauraine Snelling, published by Baker Publishing Group on June 7, 2022, is a historical fiction novel that explores the challenges faced by Delphinium Nielsen and her sisters as they settle in Nebraska. With a page count of 352, this edition presents a narrative centered on their efforts to create a thriving farm and a garden in memory of their mother, while grappling with financial difficulties and community resistance.
Readers will find a story that delves into themes of family, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams amidst adversity. As Del teaches in a growing town, she hopes to support her sisters and improve her students’ lives, but faces obstacles, including a neglected schoolhouse and community pressures. The arrival of their brother Anders and his friend RJ introduces new dynamics, as the sisters consider starting a boardinghouse. This edition captures the essence of frontier-era Nebraska, providing a vivid backdrop for the characters’ journeys and aspirations.
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Will their dreams fall apart when confronted with all that is stacked against them?
Delphinium Nielsen and her sisters have accomplished much in the past year, traveling west and settling in Nebraska. They are on their way to building a garden in dedication to their mother and working against the forces of nature to make their farm thrive. However, none of that can mask their concern that they are quickly running out of money. Del’s work teaching in their booming town offers hope, not only to support her sisters financially, but also to better her students’ lives. Not all of the town sees it that way, though, with the rebuilding of the schoolhouse continually neglected and her brightest student’s father demanding he work the farm instead of attend class.
When their brother Anders arrives with his war-wounded and heartbroken friend RJ, Anders sees the strength of the sisters’ idea to start a boardinghouse and decides to invest in it. Del finds RJ barely polite and wants nothing to do with him. But despite Del and her sisters’ best-laid plans, the future–and RJ–might surprise them all.
“Snelling’s thorough research pays off in her vivid evocation of frontier-era Nebraska . . . The result is a transportive historical worth getting lost in.”–Publishers Weekly
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