A Land To Call Home by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Land to Call Home is the third novel of the Red River of the North series, and I enjoyed it as much as I did the first two novels.
I expected this novel to be about the story of Hjelmer and Penny. There might not have been enough material to base an entire novel about Penny waiting for Hjelmer to return for he never writes to her to tell her what he is doing and the weekly letters she sends to him never seem to find him. There is the occasional chapter about how a blacksmith might work for the railroad. Penny is farmed out from the Baard household to work for Kaaren Knutson so we are told more about pioneer housework. Kaaren is also expecting the arrival of her sister Solveig from Norway. There are additional characters in this novel who are introduced through quilting bees, the new school, and church services.
I recommend this book and the series to readers who enjoy historical fiction and those who enjoy visits to living history sites and pioneer museums.

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