Thursday, February 26, 2015

Unending Devotion / Jody Hedlund / 368 pages

     This Christian romance is set in the 1880's in Michigan.  It is about the conditions in the towns surrounding lumber camps.  Lily is traveling as a photographer's assistant to lumber towns.  As a woman, she is in the vast minority ( about 200 to 1). Many young women were lured to these towns to work in "hotels" only to find themselves caught up in prostitution.  They were unable to leave and suffered greatly.  In this story, Lily's real mission is to rescue her sister who is being held in one of these "hotels".  She meets Connell, a man she is attracted to, but finds that he actually is the son of the owner of one of largest logging companies.  The logging companies were a major part of the problem because in addition to clear-cutting trees, the logging camps full of young men with no diversions were the perfect clients for the taverns and prostitutes.  It was a working relationship which was mutually beneficial. Not so good for the girls or a decent town.
     Most of the action in the book is due to Lily's impulsive decisions, but it is still an interesting book with a satisfactory ending.  It may be the author's favorite character since it looks like the cover art used her as a model.  Check it out.

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