Review: A sweet story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2013
Joy Ross Davis writes a sweet story about a family--Father, Mother, and daughter Olivia--and their stable hand Cyrus and horse Marigold.Olivia is engaged to get married in a week, but her soon to be husband--Daniel--is fighting in the Civil War. Will Daniel come home in time for their marriage?Olivia's father isn't too happy about their upcoming marriage and her mother has never completely recovered from her grandmother's sudden death. Olivia's grandmother wanted her to get married in a beautiful gown to a man who adored her. Then a week before her marriage Olivia finds a beautiful dress on her bed. Nobody knows where it's coming from...Olivia has found a good friend in Cyrus--who has been with the family for almost 25 years--and he always has a listening ear for her.Olivia's father and Cyrus speak to each other about their worries about the war coming closer to their home. And then one night something happens that changes everything...SWEET - that is the best word I can think of to describe this short story by Joy Ross Davis--a sweet voice that tells a sweet little love story with a spark of magic and fluttering of wings. Nice Joy, very nice!