Laura Woodfield and her mother are looking to sell her late father's brickyard to someone who will make it a success and carry on the legacy of her father's work ethic. Ewan McKay and his Uncle Hugh are looking to buy a brickyard and establish a new life in America. Ewan has his sisters in Ireland to think of, and his own personal faith and commitment to making fair deals and working honestly, but his uncle has different ideas of success. Can there be any common ground between such disparate goals?
This book was a mixed bag for me; I liked Laura and her commitment to not giving in to a bad deal. I liked that she stood her ground against people trying to take advantage of her or her mother. I liked Ewan and his commitment to helping his sisters and to honesty, even when it angered the people who held the key to getting his sisters to America. But beyond those two, most of the characters in the book just angered me. And not the "every book needs an antagonist" kind of way. Truly annoyed me. The lying, the dishonest dealings, the using people for political gain, the dissatisfaction with anything less than perfect, the need for social rules and status - it was too much for me. There were too many characters I didn't like, and they overshadowed the parts I did enjoy.
I give this book 2.5 stars. Books don't need to be all happy, all the time for me to enjoy, but I don't like feeling so angry at the characters within a book for so much of it.
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I received a copy of this book from Bethany House publishing, in exchange for my honest review.
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