Janette Oke
Paperback | Pages: 220 pages Rating: 4.21 | 20209 Users | 1040 Reviews
Details Containing Books When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
| Title | : | When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1) |
| Author | : | Janette Oke |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 220 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2005 by Bethany House Publishers (first published 1983) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian Fiction. Romance. Christian. Fiction |
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Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Book 1 of the bestselling Canadian West series.Be Specific About Books Concering When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
| Original Title: | When Calls the Heart |
| ISBN: | 0764200119 (ISBN13: 9780764200113) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Canadian West #1 |
| Setting: | Canada |
Rating Containing Books When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
Ratings: 4.21 From 20209 Users | 1040 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
Ive watched most of the Hallmark TV show of the same title (which is amazing, by the way), so I decided to give the book a try. Well, it was nothing like the TV show but it was amazing. Once I got started, I couldnt put it down. Elizabeth was a great character (though sometimes this country girl thought she was being silly, such as with the wolves) and I love Wynn. He wasnt Jack (or Gil) but he was still a great hero. I loved that last scene at the train depot. ❤Originally posted on my MarchI have a confession to make: I absolutely love When Calls the Heart. You know, the Hallmark show? The Christian historical romance that borders on cheesy where everything always turns out okay? Yeah, thats the one. Its one of my favorites. In this show, community is about celebrating together in the good times and supporting each other through the hard times. Faith in God is the norm, and that faith actually means something. And love always finds a way. The show idyllic and wholesome and just
About this book: Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Series: Book #1 of the Canadian West series. {There is a movie based on this book of the same name, plus
And here I was, thinking it was just the TV show that was naive and lacking depth, and that *surely* the book was better. (And yet did I binge-watch both seasons on Netflix? Yes, yes I did...) To my horror, I found the show to be significantly better than the book: *actual* character development, some semblance of frontier grittiness (but not much), and a romance that develops (instead of coming out of nowhere). This book reads more like a diary than a novel, which in and of itself isn't a
**These books aren't anywhere near as amazing and profound as SGW's Prairie Winds trilogy, but I love them anyway!**Its been years since I've read these, but I have definitely read them a few times. These are easy, adorable quick reads. The first one...Its probably closer to 4.25 in my rating, but I round up. I know they get better as they progress, and that is all that matters. The 'good stuff' didn't really happen until about 3/4 of the way through the book.I love this series. I grew up with
This used to be one of my favorite books by Janette Oke. Now that I've grown up, I realize that romance is only a fraction of the story, and the romance itself is a little contrived. It's still good for a quick, sweet, light trip back into the turn of the century (1910) in Calgary. (Btw, if someone is wanting to read this because they've watched the Hallmark series, be warned that the series is nothing like this! The only things they kept from this book were the heroine's name, the fact that she
Average, just average. This book is the perfect example of a three star read. It's nice, nothing to really recommend it but then again, nothing to really disparage. The romance aspect is absent until the last page, leaving it a story of the day to day life of a rather quiet school teacher in the Canadian West. It just kind of puddles along to the end.
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