**Bethany House Publishers provided me a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for posting a review with my honest (positive or negative) opinion of it.**
This was a wonderful book. Kind of a “coming of age” story. Actually, when I think of the phrase “coming of age” I usually think of a younger person. Perhaps the appropriate phrase for this book should be, “a rich 20-year-old getting a reality check.” However, Miss Fannie Rousseau is such a likeable character that it’s more amusing to find she doesn’t even know how to use a broom than utterly contemptible.
The story clearly demonstrates that, in life, it doesn’t matter our social standing, our financial situation, our race, or whether or not we’re sighted, we’re all challenged in a number of ways throughout our lives. Our response when facing these challenges determines our path, and we shouldn’t judge the way someone else faces (or has faced) his/her challenges in the road of life.
Except for Emma’s Mr./Major/Lieutenant/Whatever Johnny Chadwick, pretty much all of the characters were likeable in this book—even the son of a wallyhoo steamboat captain and sweet Mrs. Tatum.
Definitely worth the read, and I’ll be looking for other Stephanie Grace Whitson books!
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