Thriving, book two of Corinne Jeffery's Understanding Ursula series, continues the story of the challenges of the intriguing and contentious Werners, a family of German Lutheran homesteaders on the Saskatchewan prairie. Become reacquainted with their dynamic lives as they try to keep pace with the flourishing new decade and later discover innovative ways to endure the hardships of the Great Depression.

With the return of prosperity to the Canadian prairies, Gustav Werner resumes his insatiable quest to acquire more prairie farmland. Still, no one is more surprised than he when his hand is forced and his future reshaped by increasing drama and secrets.