"You frightened everybody almost to death, jumping into the river," chided Rose.
Stephen laughed. "They thought I was a fool to save a fool, I suppose."
"Perhaps not as bad as that, but it did seem reckless."
"I know, and the boy, no doubt, would be better off dead, but so should I be, if I could have let him die. Besides," Stephen argued, "I happened to be nearest to the river, and it was my job."
"How do you always happen to be nearest to the people in trouble, and why is it always your 'job'?"
"If there are any rewards for good conduct being distributed, I'm right in line with my hand stretched out," Stephen replied, with meaning in his voice.
Rose blushed under her flowery hat as he led the way to a bench under a sycamore tree that overhung the water.
That was from page 29 of this sweet romance from the bestselling author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Written in 1905, it's a story of a beautiful girl from a quaint logging village on the mighty Saco River in Maine who is torn when she gets the chance to live the life she's always dreamed of in the cosmopolitan city of Boston, because it means leaving behind the good boy who loves her and wants to make a life with her in the village. With its beautiful descriptions, colorful characters, and sprinkling of humor, Rose O’ the River is a tender homage to a simpler, sweeter way of life, and at its heart is a love story as moving and timeless as the river itself.
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Haha, I like this guy! He seems very daring.
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Oh, I loved that opener...and the cover is so lovely!
ReplyDeletePlus...I ADORED Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Just thinking about it takes me back to simpler times.
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I like the writing and would love to read this romance!
ReplyDeleteA sweet teaser, Jenny! Mine: The Time Machine.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely book. I need to read this! My teaser is here.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like a sweet read. I have never read Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm either. Some of the books on my TBR mountain will likely be Vintage reads before I manage to get to them. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteVery vintage. Great teaser -- action and a hint of romance. Here's Mine
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