Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group, 2019
Pages: 352
Rating: Highly Recommend
Synopsis: It's 1933 and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal shines like a light against the dark despair of the Great Depression. The government gives unemployed young men an opportunity of a lifetime, but it will mean leaving the cities to brake the untamed West. Nate Webber takes a chance to help his family by signing up for the new Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Although he hides a shameful secret, Nate exchanges the harsh Brooklyn streets for the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, curious to see if the Eden-like wonderland can transform him as well.
Elsie Brookes was proud to have grown up as a ranger's daughter but longs for a future of her own. After four years serving as a maid in the park's hotels, she still hasn't saved enough for her college tuition. A second job, teaching a crowd of rowdy men in the CCC camp, might be the answer. Elsie is drawn to the beautiful spark within Nate, but she knows the scars she carries are far too ugly for any man to love.
When tragedy strikes the park, threatening to undo all she's done to leave her past behind, can Nate and Elsie uncover the truth before all their dreams go up in smoke?
Review: I love this series! Book #3 in the Vintage National Parks series did not disappoint; in fact, it may be my favorite one yet. I find it so easy to get lost in these novels. The history of the parks, a sweet little love story. It hits all the right notes.
I was in the middle of another book, which I was enjoying as well, but nothing trumps a vintage parks novel. I started reading it as soon as I got home from the library.
Yellowstone has been on our list of places to visit for quite some time, and we seem to have serious conversations about making this trip a priority other year or so. I've started researching where to stay, what features we want to see, and many of the things I've read about online are mentioned in this book, of course.
Vintage National Park Series
Book 1, The Road to Paradise
Book 2, Where the Fire Falls
Book 3, Ever Faithful
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