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The most satisfying book I’ve read in a long while

Revisado: 08-20-19

I rarely give a five star review. A good book usually gets four. A good enough book gets three. Meh gets one or two. Ms. Harmon Is a far more skillful writer than anyone I’ve read in at least the last two years. Her book read comfortably, but her word choice astonished me. The various accents of the audiobook performers were appropriate, well done, and utterly believable. Ms. Harmon taught me history I hadn’t known, in the most natural way possible, and left me understanding the world a little better. I expected the last half of the book to go one of two ways, both very formulaic, but the author surprised me, leaving this reader deeply sated and utterly satisfied. You have earned the rare fifth star. Thank you, Amy Harmon!

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A favorite

Revisado: 08-30-18

Just finished my second time through. So glad it’s now on Audible. Will enjoy it again, I am sure.

I wish she didn’t take God’s name in vain so much. That detracts from the story for me. Otherwise, I’ve loved it.

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Fun and interesting exploration of “what if”

Revisado: 08-07-18

Fun and interesting exploration of “what if” a small, key battle had gone differently in History? Sarah Woodbury ties together modern day with a time period and country most of us never think about, but one battle with very few people— an ambush, really—could have changed that forever for us all.
I’ve shared this book with half a dozen others who, like me, have grabbed up the sequel as well.

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Fascinating

Revisado: 08-06-18

Fascinating exploration of how to work with our bodies’ natural responses and biology to survive— and thrive— in the cold.

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Encouraging, inspiring, worth reading and rereading

Revisado: 05-08-17

Among the other books I read, there are a few I come back to again and again. _The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio_ is a favorite companion whose company I enjoy spending time with once again every two or three years.

Evelyn Ryan, the author's mother, lived with extraordinarily difficult circumstances, yet lived a a joyful, hardworking, faith filled, celebratory life, teaching and inspiring her children-- and her story's readers --that God is faithful, that strength, dignity, and joy are a choice, and life is what you make of it.

The author's parents both saw the loss of their dreams. One turned to alcohol and wasted his life. The other chose to pivot, redirect and refocus in a different but related direction, making a good life for herself.

The author's father was an angry alcoholic, yet his wife found a way to help each of their ten children grasp and embrace that their father's choices and their external circumstances did not have to define their lives, that they, themselves, had the power and freedom to define their own lives, just as their mother had, with wisdom, wit, determination and joy.

Terry Ryan's book is a keeper, one I intend to read and reread over the years. I still have some lessons to learn from her.

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