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Tatiana
Paperback
Series: Upward Way Chronicles, Book 1
ISBN13: 9780990596639
Publisher: Rosway Press
Published: Mar 26 2015
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
She never meant to turn her family upside down...but growing up often begins with the hardest lessons.
Motherless from an early age, Tatiana Bergman has a gift for finding trouble. Impulsive, outspoken, and fiercely independent, she speaks before thinking and acts before listening, testing the patience of the sisters who have sacrificed so much to raise her. Yet beneath her fiery spirit lies a lonely heart longing for acceptance, purpose, and love.
Set amid the hills and settlements of nineteenth-century Pennsylvania, Tatiana, the first novel in the Upward Way Chronicles by Madeline Brock, is a richly layered Christian historical novel blending faith, family drama, romance, humor, hardship, and unforgettable characters.
Tatiana's closest companion is Jonny Creek, a mischievous young man of Native American heritage who lives on the margins of the community. Feared and misunderstood by many, Jonny shares Tatiana's longing to belong. Their unlikely friendship challenges prejudice, tests loyalty, and forces both to confront difficult truths about forgiveness, compassion, and faith.
As Tatiana stumbles through childhood into young adulthood, every mistake carries consequences. Family struggles, unexpected friendships, moments of laughter, tender romance, and heartbreaking trials slowly shape a young woman who must choose between stubborn self-reliance and trusting God's direction.
The beautifully rendered farms, forests, churches, and frontier communities of Pennsylvania provide more than a backdrop-they become part of the story itself, revealing both the beauty and hardship of everyday life in a simpler but demanding era.
Faith is woven naturally into every chapter as repentance, grace, redemption, and spiritual transformation emerge through the lives of imperfect people. Rather than offering easy answers, the story shows how God patiently shapes willing hearts through failure, forgiveness, sacrifice, and hope.
Rich family relationships add warmth and emotional depth as Tatiana's older sisters balance responsibility, affection, and frustration while trying to guide the spirited girl they dearly love. Humor and gentle romance provide welcome moments of lightness amid the deeper themes.
Readers who enjoy emotionally rich historical fiction in the tradition of Little Women and Anne of Green Gables will appreciate the memorable characters, historical authenticity, moral depth, and heartfelt storytelling found throughout Tatiana.
Begin the Upward Way Chronicles with the unforgettable story of Tatiana-a young girl who discovers that true strength is found not in stubborn independence, but in humility, compassion, and trusting God's guidance.
Each novel stands alone, but the series is most rewarding when read in order.
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