Book Description: Can Sallie and Manfred overcome the distance that the war has put between them and find love?
In April 1865, the day following the surrender at Appomattox, Manfred McDaniel Whiteman and his brother, Edward, are released in an exchange of prisoners. They are given a few provisions, and they begin a long journey to their home in Bayou Sara, Louisiana. At home Sallie Dyer is waiting word of her beloved Manfred. Though just a young girl when Manfred left, Sallie has grown into a caring young woman who is determined to wait for her love—despite her father’s worries that she is wasting her life on someone who may never come home. On their journey Manfred and his brother encounter storms and thieves and are even thrown in jail. Will he make the journey home before someone else claims Sallie’s hand?
My Thoughts: Love Stays True By Martha Rogers is written about a time when the Union and the Confederate soldiers were exchanged. Manfred and his brother, Edward, are exchanged and given the barest of provisions as they head home to Louisiana.
All the time that Manfred was held captive his girlfriend, Sallie, waits patiently at home for him to return. She knows that he loves her and she loves him . . .he love remains true!
But as life would have it not all is coming up roses on the home shore. Sallie and her family have had to defend themselves at times to save their own lives and their homes.
Now Sallie's father believes that Sallie should marry a young man and not wait for Manfred. How can Manfred come home when he's been gone for so long. But Sallie never gives up hope. Until . . .
On their long journey home, poor Manfred and Edward not only have to endure the terrible weather conditions but they are thrown in jail. Not again!
Never one to give up Manfred decides that he loves grits after days of not eating.
This is a delightful historical romance that is all about honor and truth.
Martha Rogers always pens a delightful story but this is her best book yet! I loved this read . . . it's a great read for a lazy, rainy day or a day at the beach!
*This book was provided for review by Bookteria*
- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Realms (May 7, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1621362361
- ISBN-13: 978-1621362364
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