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"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."
Joanna, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
If story of urban/rural...
- urban moving to rural
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Lover is
- much younger/older
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- farmer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
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
- moving train
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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