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sarahsbookstack 's review for:
Innocents at Home
by Linda Ulleseit
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
I was delighted that much of this novel (with some liberties to some timelines and such) was based on 2 women who went on a 5 month journey, with Sam Clements/Mark Twain) to the Holy Land. It seemed to me, through reading this, that Sam/Mark was kind of a cad.
But I love that it's more about 2 of his female shipmates, Nina and Emma as they go about their lives after that adventure through the Holy Land.
Nina seemed to have a really hard time throughout her life. She married a guy who was kind of terrible and I'm so glad she found a way to get away from that marriage and find her own passions in life. Life seemed more down than up for her but she stayed strong.
Emma is a young girl who had a fanciful crush on Sam. I loved that she went to an art college to follow that passion of hers but she also had hardships on being a companion to her friend Kate. But I like how she stayed loyal. There were times that I started to tear up with her parts of the story.
But I love that it's more about 2 of his female shipmates, Nina and Emma as they go about their lives after that adventure through the Holy Land.
Nina seemed to have a really hard time throughout her life. She married a guy who was kind of terrible and I'm so glad she found a way to get away from that marriage and find her own passions in life. Life seemed more down than up for her but she stayed strong.
Emma is a young girl who had a fanciful crush on Sam. I loved that she went to an art college to follow that passion of hers but she also had hardships on being a companion to her friend Kate. But I like how she stayed loyal. There were times that I started to tear up with her parts of the story.