Love Comes Softly
1979
- love stories
- davis family (fictitious characters : oke)
- love
- fiction
- marriage
- women pioneers
- fiction, christian, western
- fiction, christian, romance
- frontier and pioneer life, fiction
- christian life
The story
WHEN MARTY CLARIDGE'S HUSBAND IS KILLED IN A HORSE ACCIDENT, SHE MARRIES CLARK DAVIS, WHO IS IN NEED OF A MOTHER FOR HIS DAUGHTER, MISSIE. AS TIME PROGRESSES MARTY BEGINS TO ATTACH TO LITTLE MISSIE AND CLARK. WHEN THE WAGON TRAIN RETURNS IN THE SPRING WILL SHE GO HOME, OR STAY WITH CLARK AND MISSIE?
What it’s like
Plain, unhurried prairie days: wide open grassland under big skies, sod houses and wood stoves, lamplight in small kitchens, the creak of wagons and the low hum of wind over the plains. The prose is simple and gentle, with domestic detail (bread, sewing, chores, the first sod roof) carrying more weight than action. The vibe is quiet and tender, a slow-burning warmth with a faint ache of homesickness and uncertainty. It suits a rainy Sunday afternoon, a bedtime read, or a comfort reread when you want something soft and hopeful. Pacing is leisurely and episodic, with the emotional arc unfolding through small kindnesses, patient conversation and a wary widow slowly learning to trust a grieving father and his little girl. Violence is minimal and off-page, with death and hardship touched on rather than dwelt upon; there is no sexual content, and the faith is woven in gently, through prayer and quiet reflection. Written for readers who love historical romance and Christian fiction, and for anyone who wants a clean, sweet, low-stakes story about family being built in unexpected places.
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