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Innocent, beautiful Sophie is a proper German girl who becomes a mail-order bride for an older American farmer of German descent in the early 1870's. The unexpected death of her aged groom on her wedding night puts Sophie in the unexpected position of literally becoming part of an estate,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sophie: The heroine, an immigrant German girl just off the boat.
- Karl Joseph Wildbach: The "Wilde Bubbe" son of the man to whom Sophie is to be married. A Civil War vet, he bears emotional scars.
- George: Karl's mendacious older brother
- Sally: George's equally mendacious and scheming wife
- Hanni: Karl's fallen woman sister
- Ilga: Sophie's Aunt who arranged the marriage.
- Dawnie Mcnally: A "redneck" girl with a past, and an old friend of Karl's.
- Divine Daniels: An ex-slave who cooks for the family and gives good advice to Sophie.
- Mama: Add a description of this character.
Setting & Locations edit
German's Mill, a fictional town along the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, in the heart of farming country. There are plenty of German speakers here, some Lutherans some Amish.
- Harrisburg: The nearest "big city."
- America
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Germany
- Newville
- Gettysburg
- Conestoga
- Oregon
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
Sophie studied her toes.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Juliet Waldron (Author)
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Historical
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