Stealing Mr. Smith
Stealing Mr. Smith by Tanya E Williams, published by Rippling Effects in August 2018, is a historical fiction novel that spans 254 pages. The story follows Bernice Rosin, a young woman who, after enduring the loss of her parents, finds herself in an orphanage in South Dakota. Driven by a desire for a better life, she embarks on a quest for happiness, determined to overcome her challenging circumstances.
In her pursuit, Bernice’s journey takes her to a new life filled with aspirations, but a misstep leads her back to South Dakota, where she reevaluates her options. She becomes fixated on John Smith, a man with a kind demeanor and a complicated past, believing he could be her ticket to a brighter future. As Bernice navigates her feelings and ambitions, the narrative explores themes of love, deception, and the lengths one might go to in search of belonging. This edition offers readers a glimpse into the complexities of Bernice’s character and her relentless pursuit of a new identity amidst the backdrop of post-World War II America.
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“I’ve always deserved better. Nobody ever told me so. It is simply a fact I’ve always known to be true.”
After surviving the loss of both her parents – one to illness and the other to abandonment – Bernice Rosin finds herself at a South Dakota orphanage that will never feel like home. Longing for a life free of poverty and misfortune, she takes matters into her own hands, determined to secure her own happily ever after no matter the cost.
In 1948, a relocation west promises a life rich with upper class pleasantries until a naive mistake shatters both Bernice’s pride and her heart. Convinced she can still rise above her allotted station, she returns to South Dakota to calculate her options.
Desperate for a hero all her own, she singles out John Smith, a simple man with a kind heart and a gentle smile. John appears to be the perfect escape from a life fraught with disappointment. The fact that he comes with the baggage of two children and a past he seldom speaks of, has little bearing on her new obsession. Caught unprepared for such cleverness and deception, John falls right into the path of Bernice’s affection as she has set her sights on changing her last name to Smith, even if she has to steal it.
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