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Title:A Lantern in Her Hand (Deal Family #1)
Author:Bess Streeter Aldrich
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Deluxe Edition
Pages:Pages: 251 pages
Published:April 1st 1997 by Puffin Books (first published 1928)
Categories:Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction
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"Sometimes it all comes over me," young Abbie said to her fiance, "that I can do big things. It's ahead of me...kind of like a light in the woods that shines and stays far away. And when I read verse or hear music...or...sing...it beckons me one, and my throat hurts with wanting to do something great." Abbie Deal did do something great, even if it wasn't what she had dreamed of. And years later, when her children, raised in a rude sod hut, were prosperous men and women of a thriving state, she could say proudly, "I've seen everything...and I've hardly been away from this yard. I've seen the feeble beginnings of a raw state and the civilization that developed there, and I've been part of the beginning and part of the growth. But it's funny," she added, "I was always too busy filling up the youngsters and getting patches on the overalls to notice that I was part of the epic." A strong an vigorous picture of pioneer life. The magnificent story of a young girl who went West as a bride -- and helped to build a nation.

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Original Title: A Lantern in Her Hand
ISBN: 0140384286 (ISBN13: 9780140384284)
Edition Language: English
Series: Deal Family #1
Setting: Nebraska(United States)

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Wow, I have never been moved by a story as much as I was by this one. I think I cried over nearly every chapter in the second half of the book, and I sobbed my way through the last two! Being a native Nebraskan, having pioneers like Abbie Deal for ancestors, I knew this book would resonate with me. But I wasnt prepared for how closely I would identify with Abbies dreams, hopes, and longings. I had no idea how much her story as a wife and mother would touch deep chords within my heart. Needless

Abbie Deal was one of the first pioneers to settle in Nebraska and these 251 pages give us a sweeping glance at the many things she witnessed and endured with an abundance of love for her family and unfailing charity for others. The only downside was that at times I wanted more than a sweeping glance.

This book was beautifully written! I loved it! It was a simple, yet tender story of a pioneer woman-Abbie Deal. It is a book full of wisdom and so much insight. It is a book about mothering, and grandmothering and people and living. It made me reflect on myself, my own mother and grandma. It had so many wonderful quotes. Some of my favorite were:"Because the road was steep and long,And through a dark and lonely land,God set upon my lips a songAnd put a lantern in my hand."Here is another little

This was one of my mom's favorite books when she was a girl, and when I read it after she recommended it to me, it became one of mine as well. It is the story of pioneer woman who tries to maintain culture and civility in the ever changing and growing West.

I read this years ago and remembered loving it so much I suggested our new book club read it. Then I started to second guess my choice. I do not know if the younger women in the group will like it but I loved it just as much, if not more, this time around. Favorite Quotes:"And the minister at home had said you could do anything with your life. But that was not so. Life did things to you.""Abby talked and prayed. "Oh, God, it's such little things we need help in,-such everyday affairs.""Always

This was a very interesting book. It was more like I felt my way from cover to cover than read it. I don't even know if that makes sense but the way that the author painted the story - the images, the feelings, the experiences - was so amazing.This book was first published in 1928 and is about the settling of Nebraska. But it reaches further back and forward than just another pioneer story. It is also about family and a mother's heart, dreams, friends and reality.I would wholeheartedly recommend

I read this book for a book group and it is also the state of Nebraska book choice of the year--being a story about a pioneer family moving to and settling in Nebraska.Since I, myself recently moved to Nebraska because of my husband's work, I did find myself sympathizing with Abbie at the beginning as she tried to convince her husband that there was nothing to go to Nebraska for and her lack of excitement about the move. I too, never thought I'd ever live in Nebraska, but like Abbie, a century