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Set in 1893 on the American frontier, the story follows the first generation of Norwegian immigrants who have achieved a thriving farm in the Midwest. Their hard work has secured prosperity, yet the next generation faces new aspirations. Thorliff Bjorklund, a young man accustomed to storytelling, seeks to attend college and study journalism, clashing with his father's insistence that he continues the family’s agrarian tradition. The novel explores the tension between duty to family and the pull of personal ambition, set against the backdrop of frontier life and the pursuit of the American dream.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Lauraine Snelling
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