One woman searches for loveand herselfin a wild land. Lovely but tough as nails, lael click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. And im a little sad to see august come to an end as its been such a memorable month. The lead character, lael, is really the girl i dreamed of being though she lived 200 plus years ago. This historical christian fiction book is set in kentucky as well as partially in virginia during the american revolution. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz 2009, paperback. Whom will the frontiersmans daughter choose, simon, captain jack, dr. Buy the frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz online at alibris. Laura frantz is a christy award finalist and the ecpa bestselling author of several books, including the frontiersmans daughter, courting morrow little, the colonels lady, and the lacemaker.
This book was wonderful, it just needed more in some parts and less in others. Haunted by her fathers former captivity with the shawnee indians, as well as the secret sins of her familys pas. In the fading lavender twilight, at the edge of a clearing, stood half a dozen shawnee warriors. While it frightens her when they ask to see her, she remembers her father s warning to never give way to fear in an indian s sight and bravely steps into view. Haunted by her father s former captivity with the shawnee indians, as well as the secret sins of her family s past.
Historical romance author lynn austin releases if i were you. Frantzs ancestors followed daniel boone into kentucky in the late eighteenth century and settled in madison county, where her family still resides. Laura frantz, quote from the frontiersmans daughter she swam nearer and her breath caught. Laura frantz is the author of the frontiersmans daughter, courting morrow little, and the colonels lady click here to purchase and credits her grandmother as being the catalyst for her fascination with kentucky history. It immediately captured my attention and i thought the prologue foreshadowed what was to come. The reader first meets her as a spunky yearold girl standing her ground with several shawnee indians who have come to her familys secluded cabin. They live in the shadow of her fathers 4 year captivity by the shawnee.
Haunted by her father s ties to the shawnee indians and her family s past, lael comes of age in the fragile kentucky settlement her father founded. Haunted by her fathers ties to the shawnee indians and her familys past, lael comes of age in the fragile kentucky settlement her. Over time, she grows into an even more independent young woman of 21 living on her own and finding love. The frontiersmans daughter, by laura frantz just last night, i finished reading the frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz. A spunky young woman faces the harshness of life and wild indians in her search for love and fulfillment in the kentucky. This book was full of twists and turns and you were never quite sure how it was going to end. The frontiersmans daughter 2009 read online free book. Frantzs protagonist, lael, is the daughter of a well and widely known frontiersman who had been a captive of the shawnees. Sep 1, 2017 historical fiction debut novel see more ideas about historical fiction, fiction and cabins in the woods. I wish i could send a book to every reader out there. Jul 02, 2012 the frontiersmans daughter is the only book that i felt compelled to send a handwritten letter to the author bc it was soooo amazing. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the frontiersmans daughter. As she faces the many trials of life on the frontier, lael draws strength from the rugged land.
Haunted by her fathers former captivity with the shawnee indians, as well as the secret sins of her familys past, lael comes of age in the fragile kentucky settlement her father founded. Laura frantz this epic novel gives readers a glimpse into the simple yet daring lives of the pioneers who first crossed the appalachians, all witnessed through the courageous eyes of a determined young woman. The frontiersmans daughter a novel read book online. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz alibris. The frontiersmans daughter audiobook by laura frantz. This epic novel gives readers a glimpse into the simple yet daring lives of the pioneers who first crossed the appalachians, all through the courageous eyes of a determined young woman.
What expectations did you have as you began reading the frontiersmans daughter. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz great read for. The arrival of an outlander doctor threatens lael s view of the world, god, and herself and the power of grace and redemption. The frontiersman s daughter is really a composite of my kentucky childhood a medley of family lore, the history of the region, and my own imaginings growing up a kentuckian. Buy the frontiersman s daughter by laura frantz online at alibris. This book takes place in the late 1700s in a kentucky settlement. In laura frantzs novel the frontiersmans daughter, lael click is the daughter of one of the first pioneers to settle in kentucky. What hopes did you have for lael by the book s end.
Both have been interesting and heartwarming with lovely characters. The frontiersmans daughter begins when lael click is a yearold girl with a father who lived with the shawnee for a few years and adopted some of their strange ways, and a mother who is hiding secrets of her own. The frontiersmans daughter posted by sarah loudin thomas september 21, 2011 september 21, 2011 posted in reading normally i dont write about a book until i finish it, but i love the frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz. Set in 1777, this is the comingofage story of lael click, who lives in kentucky, in indian territory. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz, paperback. Though she faces the loss of a childhood love, a dangerous family feud, and the affection of a shawnee warrior, lael draws. The frontiersmans daughter, by laura frantz, 2007, revell, 412 pages. Lying atop the rock was a bow and quiver full of arrows beside a pair of beaded moccasins.
The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz takes one back in time to when the pioneers first crossed the appalachians. Lael pronounced layelle click is the 14 year old daughter of a noted frontiersman, guide, hunter and leader in prerevolutionary war era kentucky or kentucke as its called in the book. She lives and writes in a log cabin in the heart of ke. I like how she doesnt compartmentalize religion and daily living, but mingles them, as it should be. Lael lives in a wooded kentucky area near a settlement that is surrounded by shawnee indians. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz the frontiersmans daughter. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz about the book one woman searches for love and herself in a wild land. Haunted by her father s former captivity with the shawnee indians, as well as the secret sins of her family s past, lael comes of age in the fragile kentucky settlement her father founded. The frontiersman s daughter begins when lael click is a yearold girl with a father who lived with the shawnee for a few years and adopted some of their strange ways, and a mother who is hiding secrets of her own. The somewhat loosely constructed plot of the frontiersm ans dau ghter revolves around lael click, the daughter of a remarkable father who was instrumental in founding their small part of kentucky called kentucke because this is the 1800s and spent some time living with the local indians to boot, during which time her mom ran off with her uncle.
The frontiersmans daughter historical novel society. Lael click is the daughter of a famous kentucky frontiersman, ezekial click. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the authors best ideas. The frontiersmans daughter audiobook laura frantz audible. Lovely and highspirited, lael click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. The frontiersmans daughter 2009 read online free book by. However, the intricate plot twists kept me hooked from beginning to end. Lael click is the daughter of a well known frontiersman. While the book didnt seem extra thick when i picked it up, it took me a while to finishbut not because i didnt want to. Read frontiersmans daughter, the a novel by laura frantz available from rakuten kobo. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz is an interesting debut novel, that highlights a young womans journey to womanhood during the late eighteenth century. I really like how laura frantz characters learn and grow. Living in the untamed kentucke frontier, lael click struggles with her mothers indiscretion and her fathers hidden past with the shawnee indians.
Aug 01, 2009 lovely and highspirited, lael click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. She has long, fair hair that is so different from the shawnee ebony hair. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained. Laura frantz lovely but tough as nails, lael click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz overdrive. Haunted by her father s former captivity with the shawnee indians, as well as the secret sins of her family s pas. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously.
When laels story was making the round of publishers last year, i finished the sequel to the frontiersmans daughter, thinking it would prove i wasnt a one book wonder. The frontiersmans daughter ebook omaha public library. For now, this saturdays winner of a copy of the frontiersmans daughter is. Just last night, i finished reading the frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz.
Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Doctorow said, good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. One woman searches for love and herself in a wild land. The frontiersman s daughter is an epic novel, complete with a spunky, determined heroine, indian attacks, an intriguing wilderness setting, a faith message deftly woven into the story, and a romance that tugs at your heart. Haunted by her fathers former captivity with the shawnee indians, as well as the secret sins of her familys past. Haunted by her fathers ties to the shawnee indians and her familys past, lael comes of age in the fragile kentucky settlement her father founded.
The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz great read. But something interesting happened as i worked on this story. I also loved how each character was given a complex personality that enabled them to stand out. The frontiersmans daughter by laura frantz book club. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. Mar 16, 2020 ezekial click s thirteenyearold daughter, lael, is known to the shawnee as ezekial s pretty daughter.
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