num_pages: 214
description: For Kate Porter in 1880s Canada working as a governess is simply a means to an end and she aspires to a high-society future that will lift her out of her middle-class existence. When she accepts a new position as tutor to Alonzo Colaco's children she sees it as a step in the direction of her dreams. She eagerly envisions a grand house awaiting her...but when her new employer meets her at the train station driving a gaily painted gypsy wagon Kate suspects her new job will not be all she anticipated.Kate finds herself living in the woods in a refitted train car as she teaches the charming children of Alonzo a tinker by trade. After trying in vain to secure another job Kate is left with little choice. She must simply bide her time until a better position comes along. Soon however she abandons her preconceptions along with her bustle in favor of the joys of a simple life---and the possibility of true love. But when opportunity knocks will Kate really be ready to walk away from all she has come to care about to pursue her high-society dreams?If you enjoyed this book you would also like Heart's Journey which is set in the 1860s in Canada.
language: English
title: The Governess
publisher: Covenant Communications