The Promise of Dahlias A Story Based on the Diary of Marie Vikse (1917-1920)
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
21.07.2026
Verlag
Kirk House PublishersSeitenzahl
256
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/1,6 cm
Gewicht
513 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-968428-42-6
Marie Vikse was a quiet woman whose extraordinary story was hidden within the pages of an ordinary diary.A daughter of Norwegian immigrants, Marie was thirty-three when she returned to her family's farm near Ostrander, Minnesota, to care for her aging mother. On January 1, 1917, she began recording the details of her daily life. What seemed like simple observations became a remarkable firsthand account of a changing world. Through her words, readers witness the final days of World War I, the devastation of the Spanish flu pandemic, the loss of loved ones, and the joys and hardships of rural Minnesota in the early twentieth century.Then, in October 1920, the diary abruptly ends. Just one month later, Marie died unexpectedly at only thirty-seven years of age, leaving behind unanswered questions, hidden emotions, and a life only partially revealed.Inspired by Marie's real diary, this historical novel blends documented events with imaginative storytelling to illuminate the woman behind the written words. Using Marie's own entries as its foundation, the authors weave together historically grounded scenes, heartfelt dialogue, and carefully imagined relationships to explore the hopes, heartaches, mysteries, and quiet resilience of a woman whose voice has echoed across more than a century.The result is a moving work of historical fiction that transforms a forgotten diary into an unforgettable story.
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