From the Publisher:
Sophia has her life all planned out—but her plan didn’t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.
Sophia Makinoff is certain that 1876 is the year that she’ll become the wife of a certain US Congressman, and happily plans her debut into the Capitol city. But when he proposes to her roommate instead, Sophia is stunned. Hoping to flee her heartache and humiliation, she signs up with the Board of Foreign Missions on a whim.
With dreams of a romantic posting to the Far East, Sophia is dismayed to find she’s being sent to the Ponca Indian Agency in the bleak Dakota Territory. She can’t even run away effectively and begins to wonder how on earth she’ll be able to guide others as a missionary. But teaching the Ponca children provides her with a joy she has never known—and never expected—and ignites in her a passion for the people she’s sent to serve.
It’s a passion shared by the Agency carpenter, WillougIhby Dunn, a man whose integrity and selflessness are unmatched. The Poncas are barely surviving. When U.S. policy decrees that they be uprooted from their land and marched hundreds of miles away in the middle of winter, Sophia and Will wade into rushing waters to fight for their friends, their love, and their destiny.
From Pebblekeeper
I really enjoyed reading Through Rushing Water. I read it some time back, and forgot to write out a review. This afternoon – I was looking through my Kindle and saw the book there - and started reading. I was taken back to Sophia’s shock when she realized it would not be her that would be the congressman’s wife. I was quickly swept to her decision to not go to China – but to the Dakota Territory and quickly realized I had read this fine story before. It is such a great read – that I will continue this evening, and re-walk her journey with the Ponca People. I really loved her relationship with the people, and her struggles as she grows and matures as a young lady. Her prayer book always just out of hand when she needs it most, she learns how to communicate with Christ in her own words. How many of us rely on resources and tools to be able to communicate with our Lord? Strange that the author was so honest with this missionary character – letting her be walking out of duty and distance, and the joy of growing with her as she develops her own walk. This is well worth the purchase – reads well on the kindle, a light read, but a heart felt story. Wonderful Historical Fiction.
I received a copy of this book for free from BookSneeze as a part of their book review team in exchange for an honest review.
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