Historical Fiction
A Lantern in Her Hand
1928·251 pages
Abbie Deal trades her artistic dreams for marriage and homesteading on the Nebraska prairie, enduring pioneer hardships while building a family.
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Abbie Deal trades her artistic dreams for marriage and homesteading on the Nebraska prairie, enduring pioneer hardships while building a family.
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The classic story of Abbie and Will Deal—pioneers who left everything behind for a new life on America’s frontier. Abbie Mackenzie dreamed of becoming a fine lady like her aristocratic grandmother, devoting herself to music and art. But at eighteen Abbie found a different dream, turning away from the promise of a comfortable life as a doctor’s wife to marry handsome, quiet Will Deal. Together, they eagerly accepted the challenge of homesteading in Nebraska territory, where the prairies stretched...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Courtship and devoted marital love; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Pioneer perils, illness, and family deaths without graphic detail
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Passing faith and church references in pioneer community life
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Westward expansion and American pioneer ideals as backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Frontier hardship, grief, poverty, and physical suffering of pioneer life
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