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Maggie and the Stubborn Swede: A Mail Order Bride Novella Kindle Edition

by Mary Criswell-Carpenter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
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MAIL ORDER BRIDE WANTED: Must be willing to work very hard in mud and muck. Will have dirt floors and walls for home. Must not be lazy. Must be able to cook because I can't. Reply to Kansas City Star Box 16
Mary Margaret O'Kelly is a scullery maid in a large mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, but desires a family and home of her own. Will Larson is a Kansas farmer lonely for a bride. Maggie and Will agree to marry, not realizing that the greatest natural disaster in Kansas history will strike their homestead and threaten their very existence. Can they weather the brutal changes ahead or will they give up and go their separate ways?
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  1. Reading age
    11 - 18 years
  2. Print length
    42 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    6 and up
  5. Publication date
    September 7, 2015
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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  9. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
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About the Author

Mary Criswell-Carpenter loves to read and write historically based novels. This is the first of a series of mail order bride stories she plans to publish. Mary has a B.A. from Ottawa University and a M.Div. from Saint Paul School of Theology and served as a United Methodist Minister in the Kansas East Conference. Mary has lived in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kansas and Colorado, all of which are reflected in her historical novels.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0153BY5BU
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 480 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 42 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1517152496
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 71 ratings

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Mary Criswell-Carpenter

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Mary Criswell-Carpenter writes Christian Historical Fiction in her Mail Order Bride Series, non-fiction ebooks, and historical fiction that is not romance. She has 6 books on the drawing board right now.

Mary is a voracious reader of all genres except explicit horror, and loves sunshine, God, chihuahuas, to write, to read, and quilt. She is married, has two chihuahuas, and three children, Trey, Melanie, and Steven, grown and scattered throughout the United States. She has 12 grandchildren.

She is a graduate of both Ottawa University and Saint Paul School of Theology and served as a United Methodist Pastor in the Little Rock Annual Conference and the Kansas East Annual Conference. She now resides in Mississippi in a small country town near the Tennessee River.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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Michael M. Garland, III
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully good
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2015
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I'll admit freely, this isn't my usual reading fare. That being said, it was highly engaging - I read it straight though and enjoyed it greatly. Part of what I enjoyed so much was the accuracy in historical elements, as it brought a lot of flavor to the story and made me feel that I could have been reading a biography and not a fictional tale. Highly recommended, and I look forward to Mary Crisswell-Carpenter's next book.
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Charlotte
4.0 out of 5 stars Hope comes from faith
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2015
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This is a really sweet story of hope, faith and love. I wish it had been longer. Hopefully, there will be a sequel?
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j.r.
3.0 out of 5 stars good start but bogs down in the middle
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
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This novella starts out well, but once Will and Maggie get married, it seems that the author uses an information dump in the form of Will telling Maggie about Kansas. I think the plot has potential, but it would have been better if it was fleshed out more. It also would have helped if the author hadn't named a soldier William when her main character was Will (also a William).
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t2roadrunner
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved reading this book
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015
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Loved reading this book. The feelings of the characters was very well portrayed. Loved the fact that it added history into the story of two people searching for the same things and finding it in each other. Look forward to reading other books by Mary Carpenter!
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Cathy Bodi
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2015
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Could not put it down until I finished it!
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Debbie
2.0 out of 5 stars Writer needs more practice
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015
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Interesting sort idea, but it needs a great deal of work in factual content, continuity, story development, timeline and relationship development.
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Luigi
4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice storyline
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015
I really enjoyed this story. It was short and clean. It kept me guessing at how it was going to end. I wish it had an epilogue though. :-)
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Karen Ledford
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015
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Grammar along with the story line is weak at best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2015
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Very Happy with book. Love to read about things I could never live. Makes my mind work.
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mummyof2
5.0 out of 5 stars Short,Sweet Novella
Reviewed in Australia on September 15, 2015
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This book really felt like a condensed novel.The story was complete and I enjoyed it thoroughly.I was left wishing it could have been longer,I think I would have enjoyed getting to know the characters in depth.That being said,I liked the way Maggie endured a new unknown land,making silk from a sows ear.She always strived to better herself and her situation,witnout stepping on others to do so.Overall a good Novella
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