The Namesake

Western Romance on the Frontier

Winter of 1853 in Willamette Valley After receiving devastating news, Galina is struggling on her own again. She now has a terrible secret and wonders how she will survive. Will she become a social outcast because of her mistakes? Laney Pritchett is just a small town girl who has a life of servitude and loneliness. When she hears about the opportunity to go West she prayerfully considers leaving her safe and lonely world behind. She wonders if she will ever be able to find happiness after years of being considered a Plain Jane. The story of true love and redemption continues for the men and women of Willamette Valley throughout the Spring and Summer of 1853. Christian Historical Romance

Incomplete

I realize my review title is a bit vague, but it does truly sum up my feelings about this book. I found all the side stories to be almost distracting and the main story didn't really feel like it reached closure. I want to like the book I felt something for some of the characters but I just wasn't a fan of the total piece. This felt like it should have been a series of books each about one of the story lines instead of one book of disjointed and somewhat unconnected storyline some of which were left dangling and incomplete.