Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940012427939 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | kathleen shoop |
| Publication date: | 04/27/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| Pages: | 372 |
| Sales rank: | 36,922 |
| File size: | 477 KB |
About the Author
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Last Letter
3.9 out of 5
based on
0 ratings.
107 reviews.
 |
Why do you people keep writing these reviews which tell the whole story! Tell whether or not you like the book and why. I don't even read these long winded reviews as I don't want to spoil the story for myself.
|
|
I really enjoyed this-couldn't put it down. The plot twists and at one point, I got so caught up in Jeanie's sorry husband, I found myself mad at my husband for not doing things around the house. That is a sign of a good read!
|
|
Could not put this book down. Full of excitement from beginning to end.
|
|
At first when this book was recommended for my reading group, I think we were all a little sceptical. However, by the last few chapters I was on edge waiting to see what happened next. Personally, the beginning was a little slow, but by the middle of the book I was wanting more. And I thought the ending was phenomenal!
|
|
Great read---could not put it down....historical fiction meets mystery meets a moving story of mothers and daughters. I hope to read more by this author. A must read!
|
|
I recently read the Last Letter and was sorry to read the last page. I wanted the story to go on.
Even though it switched back and forth between the early years and later years it was easy to follow.
Take time to read and enjoy this different story of love between a Mother and her daughters.
|
|
This was an unusual book with a couple of twists and turns. Great read.
|
|
I had a hard time putting this book down. The only thing is I wish there was a sequel. There were a few unanswerd questions but great story. It made me cry.
|
|
Good book, tragic story.
|
|
A little too coincidental, but even tho the reader knows how it's going to end, how you're going to get there is fascinating.
|
|
Story of a family that sets off for life on the prairie and how that affected each of member of the family. Shamed from their home due to failures and dishonesty a previously wealthy family heads to the prarie destitute to stake a claim to an abandoned homestead. The detail of life on the prarie and both the reward and devastation encountered by the pioneers who inhabited that land is remarkable. All brought together by a story told by the oldest daughter who holds tesentments due to tough decisions her mother had to make. A story of survival, betrayal, love and forgiveness.
|
|
Riveting story, despite inconstencies within the condensed time frame. The reversal of fortune bears psychological impact on all characters through one calamity after another. Love a good story even if somewhat unbelieveable.
|
|
Too slow in getting to the point. Did not like the jumping back and forth between years. Could not finish.
|
|
Pretty good read, but moved a little slow.
|
|
I really loved this book...there were some unexpected twists, and I just couldn't put it down!
|
|
I thoroughly enjoyed this historical fiction. It gives you a perspective on history and the early settlers and problems they faced, not only physical but emotional problems. I am, in fact, rereading it to better understand the character's actions.
|
|
I really enjoyed this and could relate to her prairie life, listening to my mother talk about being born in a sod house in the mid west. The hardships and the joys were stories you hear from a generation that is fast passing. I defintely would recommend it for a Book Club discussion.
|
|
This is not the kind of book that makes you want to get to the end. I've been trying to get through it for the past 2 weeks. At some point, I'll continue to read it, but it's not my cup of tea.
|
|
See headline above for my review.
|
|
Couldn't put it down.
|
|
The author presents the harsh reality of homesteading on the prairie through the lives of mother and daughter. Dearest of loves, heartbreaking tragedies, and unimaginable endurance and sacrifice are artfully woven into one families lives'.
|
|
This story was so riveting. I couldn’t put it down. It kept me guessing what was gonna happen next. When they cried I cried.
|
|
I thought it was very well written snd the things thst really hsppened in those days brings us to where we are today.
Csnt wait to read the sequel
|
|
Schoop has yanked the reader back to the pioneer days in the Dakotas. Life was hard, harrowing and at the best of times, utterly exhausting. Work began before sunup and didn't cease until after dark. The characters are flesh and blood as the reader is held in thrall of the very elements that tore at them and more often than not, claimed one in death.
|
|
I really wanted to like this book. I kept coming back to it but, I won't be finishing it. The plot and
characters sound so good but it doesn't keep
your interest,I just don't care enough about it or
the characters to invest the time.
|