Review: Mail Order Millie
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2013
Millie is in a desperate situation when the story starts in Mail Order Millie. She has grown up in a Christian orphanage but at age eighteen she has to leave to make room for other children. For an eighteen-year-old to write to an unknown man half way across the country, agree to go and marry him sight unseen, is amazing. Women did this in the 1800's to find a good husband; these were strong, determined and courageous women that faced the unknown country and a husband, sight unseen. Millie's character was determined to make the situation work with a husband with reservations about her and four small children to care for.George was not ready for a new wife but was forced into the situation and slow to accept Millie. The author could have developed him further and exposed his grief and guilt about how he felt about his first wife. In reality, men are not as expressive of their emotions as women so the story did work but he came across as short with Millie and not as a caring man that the author intended.All in all I liked how Millie developed, was a hard worker and did what she thought was right to make her marriage work. The children, especially the oldest daughter was also a heart-warming character. I liked the story line, the characters and the description of the setting as I think it was historically accurate.