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Oct 07, 2013DanglingConversations rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
What a sad, hopeless story. It does not end with any satisfying resolution and things never get better for anyone, except perhaps the run-away women. Daniel, the young widower with 5 children, continues to make decisions based on rigid thinking and a sense of entitlement based on past personal sufferings. Daniel is the middle child of 16 Quaker children, his father strict and unforgiving. He takes on a young wife out of pity, she is not a good fit in this family and Daniel is the quintessential lonely pioneer, almost 1 dimensional in his pathos, man against man, man against nature. This is a fast read. I doubt the novel will stand the test of time.