When Winter Comes

✍ Scribed by Shannon, V A

• Book ID: 110502443
• Publisher: Kensington
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 176 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781496716514

✦ Synopsis

In the voice of an unforgettable heroine, V.A. Shannon explores one of the most harrowing episodes in pioneer history --the ill-fated journey of the Donner Party--in a mesmerizing novel of resilience and survival.

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Mrs. Jacob Klein has a husband, children, and a warm and comfortable home in California. No one--not even her family--knows how she came to be out West thirteen years ago. Jacob, a kind and patient man, has promised not to ask. But if she were to tell her story, she would recount a tale of tragedy, mishaps, and unthinkable choices--yet also sacrifice, courage, and a powerful, unexpected love . . .

1846: On the outskirts of Cincinnati, wagons gather by the hundreds, readying to head west to California. Among the throng is a fifteen-year-old girl eager to escape her abusive family. With just a few stolen dollars to her name, she enlists as helpmate to a married couple with a young daughter. Their group...