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Elsa: a historical novel about love, survival, and making choices in a Canadian mining town
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ISBN10: 106898614X
ISBN13: 9781068986147
Publisher: Nettie Leeflang
Published: Mar 21 2025
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781068986147
Publisher: Nettie Leeflang
Published: Mar 21 2025
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
I didn't expect this book to engage me as deeply as it did, and for that, I am grateful. Thank you, Nettie, for sharing this unique and beautiful work! Elsa is a richly imagined historical novel that brings the late nineteenth century vividly to life through immersive detail, compelling world-building, memorable characters, and an engaging, multilayered narrative. By weaving together themes of family life, romance, war, adventure, and spiritual reflection, the novel poignantly reminds readers that God's providence is present even amid history's many uncertainties and especially amid personal trials. The author's accessible yet polished prose, careful historical research, and genuine affection for the people and places portrayed make Elsa both an outstanding work of fiction and a meaningful contribution to the Christian historical fiction genre. - Leah B. Thomsen, CEO & Head Evaluator, Christian Book Excellence Awards (CBEA). Vancouver, 1881
Elsa waits anxiously for a letter from her friend Paul, who is covering the Boer War in South Africa as a journalist. His letter brings good news: he is returning to Canada, along with his two friends, Fred and Dylan. Upon their return, it turns out that not all of them have come through the war unscathed. Moreover, Elsa struggles with the fact that Paul will soon have to leave again for months on work assignments.
Then, gold fever sweeps through the western part of Canada. Elsa accompanies her foster sister, Kate, who is compelled to follow her husband, Dylan, to a mining town on Mount Sicker, Vancouver Island. Paul travels with them to write articles for the newspaper.
Elsa finds it difficult to watch Kate suffer from her husband's reckless behavior. When Dylan is seriously injured in a mining accident, Kate's future becomes even more uncertain.
Elsa and Kate must make decisions that will shape the course of their lives. Will Kate manage now that the responsibility for the family rests on her shoulders? Does Elsa have a future with Paul, or will he continue to travel the world without her?
Then, gold fever sweeps through the western part of Canada. Elsa accompanies her foster sister, Kate, who is compelled to follow her husband, Dylan, to a mining town on Mount Sicker, Vancouver Island. Paul travels with them to write articles for the newspaper.
Elsa finds it difficult to watch Kate suffer from her husband's reckless behavior. When Dylan is seriously injured in a mining accident, Kate's future becomes even more uncertain.
Elsa and Kate must make decisions that will shape the course of their lives. Will Kate manage now that the responsibility for the family rests on her shoulders? Does Elsa have a future with Paul, or will he continue to travel the world without her?
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