The Promise of Dawn

This book is not a light hearted easy romance that has a historical setting.
Instead its more of a view into the life of a woman - a wife, a mother, and with that part of her family as well- and how she seems to be constantly working. And really that is one of the things i remember strongly about this book - how much the main character seems to always be working and doing endless tasks.

That sounds as if the book was boring, it wasn't. It just realistically showcased how never-ending specific work seems and that especially that type of work (the womens work if you will, such as household tasks and rising of things and people) is very much not as valued as other "real" work. I loved how the author showed how the character went through a lot of emotions while those scenes played out. How sometimes she would be frustrated or exhausted. How sometimes it was quiet clear that she would love to just stop and not continue keep doing the same thing, but because she knew it had to be done, she kept going through her frustrations. And how she also had great days where that same work was so much easer and fun.
Its actually nice to see a character being very dedicated and having a strong work ethic, but also show a bit of a struggle of doing those tasks.

THis book of course wasn't just that. It also had romantic aspects through i wouldn't say its a romance, since while there was a romantically involved pair in here, it wasn't really lovely dovey, but rather a realistic showing of a marriage that evolves throughout time. It shows how things shift and evolve and it doesn't always stay the same.

There are also a lot of themes sprinkled throughout this book that are subtely mentioned or talked about, and that i think back on and notice them more then when i was actually reading them.

All in all this book was really well done!