On the trail, she forms an instant connection with John Lowry, a half-Pawnee man straddling two worlds and a stranger in both.īut life in a wagon train is fraught with hardship, fear, and death. Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West. Where Can You Get this Book: Amazon | IndieBound | WorldCatīook Description: The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Where Did I Get this Book: from the library! Publishing Info: Lake Union Publishing, April 2020 One lives with her black daughter and the other passes for white…keeping her heritage a secret.Book: “Where the Lost Wander” by Amy Harmon This is a multigenerational novel that follows two twin sisters. Where the Lost Wander is a book everyone will love!įor the month of June, we will be reading The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This novel brings back all of those Oregon Trail memories and adds life to them with strong characters and vivid descriptions. Where the Lost Wander is a great historical novel! If you are a child of the 80’s/90’s, this is the book of your Oregon Trail playing dreams! I have many memories of sitting at our bulky family computer hoping my wagon was strong enough to ford the river! ? Who is with me?! It is true entertainment to be transported back in time before cellphones and running water. A very long any exhausting day for this family consisted of being jostled in a wagon in order to cross a mere four miles. While reading this book I couldn’t help but think of the luxuries that we currently have. Their journey to find each other and become whole again is heartbreaking and beautiful!
When an Indian tribe attacks, they become separated.
Shortly after they wed, they are struck by tragedy.
There are lengthy stops of the journey to care for those that are sick with cholera and to repair damaged wagons, but the May family stays with their “train” throughout.Īlong the way Naomi meets John Lowry, a half Pawnee man who is struggling to find his identity. With only minimal supplies, a few horses and their covered wagon, the trek is definitely not going to be easy. It is 1853 and Naomi May is a young widow just setting out with her family on a cross country journey from Missouri to California.
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