| Eighteen year old Linnea Brandonberg steps off the train, expecting to find a quaint, small-town atmosphere in Dickinson, North Dakota. But what she finds is wheat. Wheat, wheat everywhere. She imagines a dapper superintendent cordially welcoming her to her new teaching position. But what she finds is a humble farmer in the waiting. Theodore Westgaard. Handsome, rugged, and simple. Linnea's boarding arrangements included living at Theodore's farmhouse, but when Theodore realizes the new teacher is a female (gasp!) he throws a fit. "I won't be havin' no woman in my house!"
Of course, he fails to mention he lives with his mother. Thirty-four year old Theodore (Teddy), a grass widower with an almost-grown son, is less than willing to take in this pretty little "hothouse pansy". But the final say comes from Nissa, his aging yet agile mother, who welcomes Linnea with open arms and treats her to good ol' Norwegian cooking (Linnea gags when she finds out she's eating heart stew). The Westgaards (which, including brothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins) and the school children quickly fall in love with the charming and intelligent new schoolmarm. Teddy, despite himself and his longheld bitterness against his ex-wife, finds himself deeply in love with a woman sixteen years younger. And Linnea is head-over-heels in love with him, and could give two hoots how old he is. Set during WWI, "Years" offers a heartwarming tale of love, survival, family fun, loss, and life. Through tragedies, conflict and confusion, Linnea and Teddy eventually find themselves turning to each other. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Ethnic/Regional/Religion Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Lover is Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 () United States Yes The US: - Midwest Prairie? Yes Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - lot of descript of crop raising - lot of descript of animal care Small town? Yes Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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