The story takes place shortly after the end of the Civil War
in the newly formed state of West Virginia. Laura Woodfield is the daughter of the
deceased owner of the Woodfield Brickyard.
It has lane unused since her father went off to war and was killed. Ewan McKay has immigrated from Ireland with
his Uncle Hugh and Aunt Margaret in the hopes of finding a better life. Ewan and Hugh are in the market to purchase a
brick yard. With Ewan’s knowledge of how
to run a brick yard and Hugh having the money, they are hoping to make a success
of the business.
Laura volunteers to help Ewan with the books and rounding up
men to work in the brick yard as she assisted her father when he was alive.
Ewan and Laura realize that more than friendship is developing. But Laura is being courted by a lawyer with
political ambitions. Ewan wants to focus
his time on working hard at the brickyard to make enough money to bring his
three sisters to America from Ireland.
There is tension in Ewan’s household. Hugh is a gambler and know it all. Margaret is a social climber who has to have
her way or everyone will hear about it loudly and often. All Ewan wants is to be made partner in the
brickyard and bring his sisters to America.
He also would like to court Laura. When Hugh signs loan papers that put
the business in jeopardy, all of Ewan’s hard work is put in on the line.
I will start by saying this is not my typical genre. I am more of a mystery reader. The book started out slow and then got
better. There was too much description
on how a brick was made and how a brick yard is run. The essence of the story was good. Both of the main characters were likable. The Christian aspect of the story was handled
well, although there wasn’t a lot mentioned about God. I am giving the book three stars as it was a
good book but not one I couldn’t put down and it was a slow read in several
places.
I was given this book by the publisher for an honest
review. I was not compensated in any
way.
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