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Thorliff Bjorklund arrives at college in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1893 with a burning desire to become a writer. The small-town setting, a budding career at the local newspaper, and the pull of his homeland in North Dakota create a tension between ambition and longing. A strained connection with his childhood sweetheart further complicates his path. Facing the realities of a new environment and the weight of his dream, Thorliff must decide whether to abandon one aspiration for another.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Christian Fiction
Authors: Lauraine Snelling
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