When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
1983
- fiction
- women pioneers
- christian
- western canada in fiction
- women pioneers in fiction
- livres en gros caractères
- love stories
- fiction, christian, western
- fiction, christian, romance, general
- canada, fiction
The story
About the Book This book is about a young teacher Elizabeth Thatcher who heads out into the world looking for excitement and accepts a teaching job in a small town called Coal Valley. She befriends many people one of which is a Canadian Mountie. The book is pretty much about Elizabeth's experiences and her growing relationship with Mountie Jake Thornton! When Calls the Heart is being made into a television series roughly based off the books! The first season was out in 2014 and the fourth is coming out this year! Also for those interested there will be a fifth season starting in February 2018 on the Hallmark channel! It is an awesome series and is definitely worth watching! 😊
What it’s like
Gentle, unhurried prairie-town warmth: the book moves at the pace of daily chores, church suppers, schoolroom lessons and the slow thaw of a winter in a mining settlement in western Canada. Its voice is plain and earnest, with domestic detail carrying most of the weight: woodstoves, muddy streets, a schoolroom full of mixed-age children, and the wide, cold quiet of the Canadian frontier. The mood is cozy and hopeful with a steady undercurrent of small trials, the kind of book read under a quilt on a snowy afternoon or in bed with a mug of cocoa. Romance builds slowly through courtesy, conversation and shared responsibility rather than passion, and faith runs openly through characters' choices and conversations. Intensity is very low: there is no graphic violence or sexual content, and any danger, such as illness, accidents or the rough edges of mining life, is brief and handled with restraint. It suits readers who want a comforting, wholesome historical romance with a gentle, character-led pace and an explicit Christian outlook.
More books like When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
Closest in mood, pacing and theme. Tell us why you loved When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)and we’ll explain which ones fit you.
