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The Diary of Mattie Spenser

Written by: Sandra Dallas
Narrated by: Celeste Ciulla
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No one is more surprised than Mattie Spenser herself when Luke Spenser, considered the great catch of their small Iowa town, asks her to marry him. Less than a month later, they are off in a covered wagon to build a home on the Colorado frontier. Mattie's only company is a slightly mysterious husband and her private journal, where she records the joys and frustrations not just of frontier life, but also of a new marriage to a handsome, but distant stranger. As she and Luke make a life together on the harsh and beautiful plains, Mattie learns some bitter truths about her husband and the girl he left behind and finds love where she least expects it. Dramatic and suspenseful, this is an unforgettable story of hardship, friendship, and survival.

©1997 Sandra Dallas (P)2012 Recorded Books Fiction Historical Fiction Marriage

What the critics say

“One of the bright new voices in historical fiction … Dallas's authentic period details, her colorful minor characters, and most of all Mattie herself lend charm and emotional truth to this appealing marital and pioneering adventure." ( Publishers Weekly)
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I have read this in book form and then listened to it on Audible … I so enjoyed the story and the telling of the struggles the early settlers lived through.
Some of the comments about the American indigenous people was shocking to hear but that is what it was in those times … thankfully we have come along way since then ..
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One of my favourites !!

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A very enjoyable book. A look into the realities of pioneer women. Well narrated as well.

A look into the past

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