Book Overview
Living in London's poorest slum, Mercy Wilkins has little hope of a better life. When she's offered an opportunity to join a bride ship sailing to British Columbia, she agrees. After witnessing so much painful heartache and loss in the slums, the bride ship is her only prospect to escape a bleak future, not only for herself but, she hopes, someday for her sister. Wealthy and titled Joseph Colville leaves home and takes to the sea in order to escape the pain of losing his family. As ship's surgeon, he's in charge of the passengers' welfare aboard the Tynemouth, including sixty brides-to-be. He has no immediate intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant, the two must fight against a forbidden love. With hundreds of single men congregating on the shore eager to claim a bride from the Tynemouth, will Mercy and Joseph lose their chance at true love, or will they be able to overcome the obstacles that threaten to keep them apart?
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0764232959
ISBN13:9780764232954
Release Date:June 2019
Publisher:Bethany House Publishers
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Wonderful Book about a Bride Ship
Published by Pam Lunsford , 5 years ago
Absolutely Amazing!
June 17, 2019
Pamela
Quality:
5 Value:
5 Meets Expectations:
5
Absolutely Amazing!
Oh my...What an awesome story of courageous women so poor and desperate they are willing to board a bride ship to travel to a place they've never been and marry men they've never met. Jody's characters seemed so real I felt like I could reach over and touch one of them.
I truly loved reading about Mercy and Joseph. They faced their own storms while working together but they learn to be stronger with God's help.
Jody Hedlund has done research about these bride ships and this story is based on a true story. I couldn't wait to find out what was fictional and what was fact. Jodys research then combining it with fictional characters is why I love her books so much.
I received this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed are my own.
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