Until We Reach Home

As soon as I began this story, I thought of both of my Swedish grandmothers. Both emigrated around the turn of the century as young adults. Liverpool was where they boarded the steamship that brought them over. I felt as if I was learning so much more about what they'd experienced as I'd never asked......more

Where I got the book: my local library Elin knows that she has to get her sisters away from their farm in Sweden before they also fall prey to her uncle Sven. Finding a new home for three orphaned women in 1897 isn't an easy task, but Elin believes an uncle in America may help them to start a new lif......more

This book was very good. The heartbreak the characters go through is very eye opening. I also really liked the descriptions of immigration, Ellis Island, and the barriers that immigrants have to work through even today. The relationship between the sisters was strained because of secrets and miscommu......more