Bittersweet Bliss (Saskatchewan Saga Book #5): A Novel
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Overview
In Bittersweet Bliss, Ruth Glover acquaints readers with two mesmerizing characters and the high emotional stakes on their journeys to find peace and joy. To her fellow townsfolk, Ellie Bonney seems to lead a contented and productive life, keeping house for her father. She is a devoted daughter, loyal friend, and-for the last nine years-steady companion to her patient suitor, Tom. But beneath the surface, Ellie’s spirit seethes with an unresolved memory, a secret she wrestles with day and night.
Schoolteacher Birdie Wharton has secrets of her own, having fled to the bush from a painful past. In truth, the eserved Birdie longs for love, but who would know this? When a secret admirer begins to send her letters, intrigue sparks Birdie’s predictable life.
Glover’s popular Saskatchewan Saga introduces fiction fans to a warmly-wrought cast of hardy pioneers in the wild parklands of Canada. With her gift for concocting a memorable story, Glover once again keeps readers glued to the pages with this fifth installment of dramas unfolding in Bliss, Saskatchewan.
From the Back Cover
Two pioneer women, as different as can be. Two secrets skillfully buried, but not forgotten. Two journeys to embrace Bittersweet Bliss.
§ Ellie Bonney: To her fellow townsfolk, Ellie seems to lead a contented and productive life, keeping house for her father. She is a devoted daughter, loyal friend, and-for the last nine years-steady companion to her patient suitor, Tom. But beneath the surface, Ellie’s spirit seethes with an unresolved memory, a secret she wrestles with day and night. Even in the face of logic and the love of her family and friends, Ellie can’t shake the guilt that grips her.
§ Birdie Wharton: Birdie has secrets of her own, having fled to the Saskatchewan bush from a painful past. Her students at Bliss’s one-room schoolhouse think Miss Wharton is prim and predictable, but in truth, the reserved Birdie longs for love. When a secret admirer begins to send her letters, intrigue sparks Birdie’s humdrum life. But just as tiny shoots of joy start to grow in the ashes of her past, Birdie’s well-tended secret is unearthed.
Can this faithful daughter and this new schoolmarm learn to embrace both the sweetness and the pain of life on the Canadian frontier?