Until We Reach Home
Lynn AustinPaperback 2008-10-01
When circumstances in Sweden become unbearable, the three Carlson sisters decide to immigrate to Chicago. As hardship becomes their constant companion, they wonder if their hopes for the future can ever be realized. Only in crossing a seemingly endless ocean will they find the true meaning of love, faith, and home
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Life in Sweden seems like an endless winter for three sisters after their mother's death and father's suicide. Elin feels the weight of responsibility for her sisters' welfare, and when circumstances become unbearable, she writes to her relatives in Chicago, pleading for help. Joining sixteen million other immigrants who left their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia begin the long, difficult journey. Enduring the ocean voyage in steerage and detention on Ellis Island, their story is America's story. And in a journey fraught with hardships, each woman will come to understand her secret longings and the meaning of home.
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When circumstances in Sweden become unbearable, the three Carlson sisters decide to immigrate to Chicago. As hardship becomes their constant companion, they wonder if their hopes for the future can ever be realized. Only in crossing a seemingly endless ocean will they find the true meaning of love, faith, and home
Publisher Description
Life in Sweden seems like an endless winter for three sisters after their mother's death and father's suicide. Elin feels the weight of responsibility for her sisters' welfare, and when circumstances become unbearable, she writes to her relatives in Chicago, pleading for help. Joining sixteen million other immigrants who left their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia begin the long, difficult journey. Enduring the ocean voyage in steerage and detention on Ellis Island, their story is America's story. And in a journey fraught with hardships, each woman will come to understand her secret longings and the meaning of home.