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I couldn't put this book down! From the moment I read the Prologue, "My next door neighbor, Hazel Dunn, who is ninety four, is moving into a retirement home..."the trunk belonged to my grandmother. Those are her initials," Hazel explained when she saw me rubbing my hand over the ornate lettering. "Mingo is in the eastern part of the state. It's almost a ghost town now. The C.T. Isn't Connecticut. It stands for Colorado Territory. Grandmother came out here before Colorado was a state, which means
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I would actually give this a 4 1/2 stars because I really enjoyed it.
One of my favorite genres is historical fiction and the period I like most is the late 1800s and reading of the early settlers and their journeys west. This book was exactly that. Not only did it depict the hardships of homesteading on the harsh plains of the Colorado territory, but shared a broken love story as well. I was sorry to have to say good bye to the characters who became so real to me.
One of my favorite genres is historical fiction and the period I like most is the late 1800s and reading of the early settlers and their journeys west. This book was exactly that. Not only did it depict the hardships of homesteading on the harsh plains of the Colorado territory, but shared a broken love story as well. I was sorry to have to say good bye to the characters who became so real to me.
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