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The Purchase
by Linda Spalding
This book was brought to my attention during research for a work-related project. I am not an avid historical fiction reader so I would say that the books I do read in this genre are either ones directly recommended to me, are book club reads, or are ones that have been getting a lot of buzz or literary attention. I would say that historical fiction is a genre that classifies a smaller portion of my sweet reads.
What can I tell you about The Purchase? It is a book that spans over several years at the turn of the 19th century (1798 to 1813ish?). It follows the Dickinson family, led by Daniel who is a widowed Quaker father, who are forced to leave their home in Pennsylvania to establish a new life. As pioneers, they develop a new homestead and experience the challenges, trials, joys, and tribulations that come with this reality during that time period. The book touches on themes of racism, slavery, pioneer life, grief, and the diversity of relationships between humans.
I think that because of the book’s time setting of a 15 year span, there was a lot of key events that happen to all of the characters. This helped keep the story moving and stopped it from getting boring. I made a lot of notes while reading this book about events, themes, and points of discussion. There is a lot that could be unpacked after reading this book. It would be a great read for book clubs or a novel study.
I think what I enjoyed the most about this book were all of the relationships between characters. I made a list of 13 pairs of characters that I was introduced to throughout the story. These characters are friends, lovers, parents & children, siblings and even enemies. It was interesting as a reader to see in action how different people bond with each other, where in a positive or negative way. Sometimes these bonds are forced by life circumstances and other times they are chosen relationships, just like in real life. We don’t always have control over who we interact with every day, but we do have control over how. So after this sweet read, I say let's choose to be kind, authentic, and fair to all.
What can I tell you about The Purchase? It is a book that spans over several years at the turn of the 19th century (1798 to 1813ish?). It follows the Dickinson family, led by Daniel who is a widowed Quaker father, who are forced to leave their home in Pennsylvania to establish a new life. As pioneers, they develop a new homestead and experience the challenges, trials, joys, and tribulations that come with this reality during that time period. The book touches on themes of racism, slavery, pioneer life, grief, and the diversity of relationships between humans.
I think that because of the book’s time setting of a 15 year span, there was a lot of key events that happen to all of the characters. This helped keep the story moving and stopped it from getting boring. I made a lot of notes while reading this book about events, themes, and points of discussion. There is a lot that could be unpacked after reading this book. It would be a great read for book clubs or a novel study.
I think what I enjoyed the most about this book were all of the relationships between characters. I made a list of 13 pairs of characters that I was introduced to throughout the story. These characters are friends, lovers, parents & children, siblings and even enemies. It was interesting as a reader to see in action how different people bond with each other, where in a positive or negative way. Sometimes these bonds are forced by life circumstances and other times they are chosen relationships, just like in real life. We don’t always have control over who we interact with every day, but we do have control over how. So after this sweet read, I say let's choose to be kind, authentic, and fair to all.