Lily Fairchild is such a strong and interesting person. She endured so many hardships in her life that are very painful to read about at times. I did lose a bit of interest in the history and politics that were discussed. It was written in a very dry tone.

historical-novel, historical-research, Canada, multigenerational*****

Beautifully written story of one woman's lifetime in the Canadian wilderness from age seven until her death many decades later. I have not yet finished it because life intervenes, but I really want to as her story is so compelling. I really got to feel as if I know her through all of her struggles.
My only suggestions are to break it up into at least two books to keep it to a reasonable production cost (among other reasons) and because it is as daunting as Clan Of The Cave Bear in size.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Independent Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!

Usually a book like this is right up my alley. This one was not. I couldn't connect with the story or the characters and I thought it dragged in many places. I chose to read it due to the synopsis, but once I began reading my interest waned quickly. This one is just not for me.