Set in the 1890s in Colorado, the tale follows 13-yr-old Hannah Owens and the horribly brutal life she leads because she had the misfortune of being born female into a family without money or privilege.
There’s Historical Romance that lets a reader peek in on the realities facing those who lived in the past while never really hammering them home and then there’s Historical Fiction that tosses you in the deep end and doesn’t care if you sink or swim. There’s no right or wrong to either, but be warned that this particular story is brutal in its portrayal of what life was like for women in this country when they had nothing and no one to protect them.
Some women were lucky. Even with everything Hannah goes through in this book, she’s one of the lucky ones. And I’m going to use that term loosely because her life is not easy. However compared to many women of the time she’s definitely been lucky in her acquaintances and circumstances. She makes the best of what comes her way and while the decisions she faces are unfathomable to most of us here in 2021, it’s chilling to realize that with sex trafficking running rampant we are still dealing with the same situations Hannah did in the 1890s.
Told from Hannah’s point
of view she has a wonderful voice and it’s fascinating to watch her evolve from
an ignorant girl to a world-weary woman. Her situation is enraging as well as
heart breaking. My only complaint is how the story seems at times to drag and
others to skip ahead. Plus, the ending is a bit rushed. Overall though, it’s a
read that will definitely stick with you for a long time.
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