Review: I actually would give this 4 1/2 stars.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2013
The historical detail and research for this book are wonderful. Having family kept an oral history for many generations, a certain feel for autheticity was passed on to me, and this book has it in spades.The story of enduring love and the trials and problems also rings so true. Anyone who has known, or endured a love that had to endure through long separations and the whisperings of gossips and a bewildered soul, can really identify with this story.The depth of the character development is good and definitely is one reason for the beauty of the book.All things considered, this is a book I have kept on my Kindle and will read again. It's worth the time and the effort to keep the characters and story lines straight.