Sophie Knutson wants to marry Hamre Bjorklund now.  She does not want to wait until after graduation like her father does.  She convinces Hamre they should elope instead.  The young couple settles in Seattle where Hamre is a fisherman.  Sophie soon discovers being a wife of a fisherman, who is gone for long stretches, is harder than she thought it would be. She decides to get a job at the local fish cannery to earn money and to fight off her feelings of being alone.

When she discovers she is pregnant she is feeling more alone than ever. Then tragedy comes knocking on her door, and she must make a hard choice. Stay where she is hoping she can make it or she will have to head back home hoping her family will take her back into their loving arms.

Sophie will have only her strong faith, her unbelievable strength to get her through this horrible time.  She knows deep down inside she will be okay as long as she has her faith.

Lauraine Snelling is a gifted author.  Her books are rich in detail, without weighing the reader with too much information.  I highly recommend this latest offering.

June 26, 2007