What later became the love that had developed between Marty and Clark was simply beautiful. How? 🤔 I know he was a Christian and all but for a book like this, Clark should have ‘attempted something.’ 🙈🙈 On the other hand, that makes the book quite clean and could be consumed by younger readers. Spoiler Alert: The portion I found a little puzzling was when Clark (although married to Marty) never made any sexual advances towards Marty in all of the 149-page book. The accent was quite heavy, making me skip a few of those lines. The conversational language used by the characters was a bit difficult to read and understand. The portion of the book which got me chuckling was when she felt she could kill a rooster for dinner but did not imagine how difficult and daunting that task could be. She was initially sad, became confused, hated Clark in the beginning for having the guts to propose to her while she mourned her husband and eventually had to learn a lot about housekeeping, cooking and being a mum. She is the main character of the book and the story is woven around her. He eventually became a father to Clem’s son and he did that so well. He did not talk much but took Marty in, gave her the space she needed to function and figure things out without forcing anything on her. His ways of showing love in the book were mainly through acts of service and being generous. The simplicity of life in those centuries was refreshing to read about.Ĭlark was introduced as a good Christian man who ‘never beats’ his wife. Although some were portrayed as extremely poor, they still managed to visit each other and present gifts when the need arose. There was that sense of togetherness that existed among them. I appreciated the communal living where the neighbours aided each other in their activities, for instance, to clear their lands for cultivation, to build cabins or quench a fire. As a reader, I could picture the small cabin that Marty had to live in with Clark and her daughter and how the place could freeze during the winter and be warm during the other seasons. The book took readers to several centuries in the past when people lived in cabins, had farms, reared animals for their food and used horses as means of transportation. Marty, who had almost nothing, was left with no choice but to follow Clark and be a mummy to Missie and if she did not like it, would head back to the East. Clark is a widower who was searching for a ‘Mama’ for his one-year daughter. Unfortunately, Clem dies shortly and on the day of his burial, Clark proposes to Marty. Love Comes Softly, authored by Janette Oke, is a historical fiction featuring young Marty and her husband Clem who set off to the West (America) to find a better life.

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