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    The Last Letter
    The Last Letter
    The Last Letter
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    The Last Letter

    By Kathleen Shoop

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    Katherine wouldn’t have believed it if she hadn’t found the letter...

    Katherine Arthur's mother arrives on her doorstep, dying, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the Arthur family had been affluent city dwellers until shame sent them running for the prairie, into the unknown. Taking her family, including young Katherine, to live off the land was the last thing Jeanie Arthur had wanted, but she would do her best to make a go of it. For Jeanie's husband Frank it had been a world of opportunity. Dreaming, lazy Frank. But, it was a society of uncertainty—a domain of natural disasters, temptation, hatred, even death.
    Ten-year-old Katherine had loved her mother fiercely, put her trust in her completely, but when there was no other choice, and Jeanie resorted to extreme measures on the prairie to save her family, she tore Katherine’s world apart. Now, seventeen years later, and far from the homestead, Katherine has found the truth – she has discovered the last letter. After years of anger, can Katherine find it in her heart to understand why her mother made the decisions that changed them all? Can she forgive and finally begin to heal before it’s too late?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKathleen Shoop
    Release dateApr 28, 2011
    ISBN9781465778215
    The Last Letter
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    Kathleen Shoop

    Kathleen Shoop is a Language Arts Coach with a PhD in Reading Education whose work has appeared in The Tribune Review, four Chicken Soup for the Soul books and Pittsburgh Parent Magazine. She lives in Oakmont, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children.

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    • 5/5
      What a book and what an absolute impact it had on me. A very moving and emotional read and I loved every minute of this wonderful and powerful story. This is the very first book I have read by Kathleen Shoop, I have read so many positive reviews on her writing skills that I really wanted to read one of her books and after reading the description I knew this was the one. This story had me hooked, took hold of me and transported me into the story and into the prairie life. I felt all the emotions within it, sadness, joy, loss, grief, anger, frustration, my heart felt as if it was actually about to break as I became completely overwhelmed.There is so much of this story that I want to share with you to give you a taste of it yet to spoil the story for you is not what I am going to do.The story follows Jeanie, a caring mother and a duty bound wife. Jeanie had everything, a family to be proud of, social standing and all the money and comforts one would need until the scandal hit and she finds she has to leave everything behind to save her family through no fault of her own. She loyally goes with her husband, Frank, and children to start their new unknown life, to live in a dug out on the wild, harsh and unforgiving prairie. Despite everything Jeanie wants the best for her children and continues to believe in keeping up appearances even when faced with the lack of love and the growing resentment towards Frank. She is determined that they will survive each cruel blow that life and the hard prairie life brings their way. Jeanie will do what needs to be done for her family to survive.Katherine, eldest daughter of Jeanie is now grown up, married with children of her own and the date is 1905. She has lived almost all of her adult life feeling nothing but anger resentment for her mother Jeanie, because of unanswered questions. Her husband persuades Katherine to now take in her dying mother along with her younger sister, Yale. Along with them comes letters from the past, will these help Katherine finally piece together those tormented events.Katherine Shoop's writing is superb, your scooped up into the story and the reason I think I felt so emotional was the pure connection the author makes happen between the reader and characters. I have to admit one of my favourite television programmes while growing up was, well actually still is, Little House on the Prairie with Joe and Caroline Ingalis, that was the romantic side of living on the prairie what you will find in this book is the tough reality and the way the author describes the events makes it so vivid and totally believable.I have found another book from reviewing that I will cherish forever, I will read this again without a doubt and am desperately awaiting the next book in the series from this amazing author.
    • 3/5
      I purchased this on my Kindle for $.99 and even at the current price on Amazon of $2.99, I encourage you to get it as well. If you are a lover of historical fiction (late 1800's) and family drama, this is a book for you. I was a bit confused as I began the story because it jumps back and forth from Katherine's life as a child on the Dakota Praire with her mother Jeanie as the main character to other chapters with Katherine as an adult in Des Moines. This is one instance where it would have been helpful to have the hard copy so it was easier to look back and remind myself of characters and their role in the story. But, as I read on, it became easier.It is hard to believe all the bad things that can happen in one family and you almost want to say, geesh, can't anything go right for them, but it is part of the way of life on the Prairie during that time. Nothing was taken for granted and life in a sod dugout was NOT fancy or easy. I cringed many times reading about their use of chamber pots, dirt and snakes falling from the "ceiling" and burning buffalo chips for warmth. But, the research Shoop did to make this story real must be praised. When I found out at the end of the story, part of her story was based on the book THE CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD by David Laskin I was even more intrigued. That has been sitting on my self for a couple years and it just got bumped up on my to-read list.You never had to try to imagine characters or what items or places looked like because the author gave such vivid descriptions of everything down to the clodhoppers, to the beautiful Lutie, to the flowers on the prairie, to the storms that rolled in. I could see it all play out in my mind.With this story being the second I had read with a "loser" for a husband, it really got my blood boiling. I loved the lectures Jeanie both gave and wanted to give to her husband Frank but she got it right on when she said to him, "You are a man who acts as a ten-year-old." I cheered out loud for Jeanie and cried for her at many other points in the story. Jeanie went from living a plush, fancy life to a sad, hopeless life in a sod dugout with a husband who disappointed her day in and day out. I may not have agreed with all of Jeanie's choices in the story, but I ended the book with a great respect for her and for her now grown daughter, Katherine. The book reminded me of the great importance of forgiveness and lifting that burden and anger from your soul. This book is worth a read and Shoop's newest novel AFTER THE FOG sounds intriguing as well.
    • 5/5
      I loved this story. I personally would love to see the author write another book and make this book a series. I have so much more I want to know. I loved the characters , hated some( Frank) . The strength of the characters was so impressive and it reminds me of the strength our pioneers really did have. The story begins with Jeanie Arthur and hger family leaqving the "good life" in the city to move out onto the pioneer out of shame from bad business dealings from her father and husband. They face harsh weather, family loss, drama, addiction, romance, and so much more. This story has mother daughter conflict, history, romance, loss, and so much more. I expierenced every emotion when I read this book and I could not put it down. I read it in one sitting and wish I had another to had picked up when I finished. A wonderful book for anyone.
    • 5/5
      The Last Letter is an incredible story of love lost & found, hardship & survival, & forgiveness & redemption. The author managed to perfectly capture the voice of life on the prairie frontier. As an Australian it is difficult to imagine that life, but through the main character Jeanie's eyes I really had a strong feeling for it. One of the things I loved about this book was the 'voice' that came through. Often in historical novels you still get a sense of a modern voice. This was definitely not the case here. The language was fashioned to that time past, really helping to evoke the period, & it never wavered. The other great thing about this novel was the characterisation. It was so strong that I had very definite emotional feelings about them. I loved & admired Jeanie & Katherine & their struggle to forgive & change what was not good about themselves. I hated Frank & his weakness. I adored stalwart Greta & Nikolai. I felt pity for Templeton. And I shed tears for James. If you can look past a couple of tiny spelling, grammar & character reference errors (to be honest I've read books from huge name authors where this happens), you will find a book of incredible substance & survival. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for review. In no way was this review influenced by those circumstances.
    • 5/5
      I received a free copy of this novel for my honest and unbiased review. “The Last Letter” is a touching story of love, loss, and forgiveness. Katherine is the one reflecting on her past. Trying to figure out when the love she once had for her mother disappeared. The story toggles between 1887and present day 1905. Will she be able to find forgiveness and love before the cancer consumes Jeanie?Frank Authur has big dreams, always the dreamer with bright ideas. His latest has uprooted his wife and three children from their life of luxury to stake a claim on 133 acres of land in the Dakotas. In a matter of weeks, the Authurs are forced to adjust to the pioneer lifestyle, living in an underground hovel. He’s determined to make the most of it, but will they survive??Jeanie is determined to make their new life work. She’s recently realized she’s pregnant with a baby they cannot afford. She tries to bring her sophistication to the prairies, as she designs and sews fashionable yet practical clothing for her neighbors.Lutie and Ruthie Moore are sisters living on the prairie. While Ruthie works her gardens and does chores, she doesn’t feel attractive enough to get a man. Lutie, on the other hand, dreams of finding a man to whisk her away from it all. Apparently, it’s every man she encounters.The Hunts are an unusual Quaker couple. While Mrs. Hunt smokes, sniffs, or eats Opium, and happens to be the village preacher, her darling husband is helping out the other homesteaders with whatever chore that requires assistance.Mr. Templeton is a ruggedly handsome and single homesteader. He’s always there to give a hand when needed and even when it isn’t.James is the oldest of the Arthur children. He has an unwavering interest in the weather. Because of this, he and Mr. Templeton become fast friends as he teaches the preteen how to forecast.Tommy is twin to Katherine, and is drawn to the Hunt’s Sunday services. He’s decided there is a God and everything is in His hands.I love Historical Fiction novels, and once again Kathleen Shoop does not disappoint. Her story was easy to follow, although toggled from pasted to present. The descriptions of the homes and area were extremely accurate to the pioneering days, including all of the struggles with nature that they had. The characters were each unique in personalities, which was something I loved about this novel. Because of this, I could not put the book down; I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next to these people that were ill prepared for their new life.
    • 3/5
      The Last Letter by Kathleen Shoop is a 2011 Independently published novel. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Usually historical fiction is a no brainer for me. Unfortunately, this one didn't work out. The writing has a literary prose and the story has some basis in fact as it pertains to the author's family. The complaint I had with the book was that it was just so darned depressing. I read a lot of dark literature and fiction but unless it's a horror novel, I prefer the ending to have a little bit of a positive tone. It doesn't have to be uplifting or inspirational or HEA etc, but I like to feel some satisfaction from having spent my time reading the book. In this case the book started off on a somber note and just went downhill from there. Frank and Jeanie married young and against her family's wishes. Things were fine until they fell on hard times financially. They ended up living in a dug out on undeveloped prairie land. Jeanne was pregnant and already had a couple of kids to care for. This development was a real shock to Jeannie's system. While not outright rich or wealthy, Jeanne had a comfortable life with some success writing about being the perfect homemaker. Now she doesn't even live in a house. The situation also opens Jeanne's eyes to the kind of man Frank really is. Not that she didn't already have an idea or two about his way with women and “dark moods”, but until she found herself with out the comforts she was accustomed to she had always found of way of turning a blind eye to Frank's issues. Now every single day that passes makes Jeanne more and more resentful of Frank, and his flirtations, his drug use, his laziness and constant dreaming and rainbow chasing. Prairie life is stark, difficult and back breaking at times. There was little or no joy in life for Jeanne and as time advances things just go from bad to worse. Eventually, Jeanne must make a very difficult decision and in doing so drives a wedge between herself and her children .Flashing forward to the future, Jeanne's daughter is now caring for her mother who is terminally ill. As Jeanne surely realizes she is dying she attempts to reconcile with her daughter and explain why she had to do what she did. Initially, Katherine is not interested in hearing what Jeanne has to say, but after remembering her mother and father's letters to one another while they were courting, Katherine goes in search of her parents past. The only good thing to happen in all this is that Jeanne will be able to make peace with her children. Buy there is so little time left for her to make up for all the years of estrangements, bitterness, and misunderstandings that I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. So, while the writing redeems the story and it is very clear the author has talent for literary fiction, this one just wasn't my kind of book. This one gets 3 stars
    • 3/5
      A group of pioneers in America are trying to improve their lives. This was a story of hardship, loss and betrayal. It was only near the end of the book that one of the characters began to understand and make peace with what had happenened earlier in her life. But even that was gained through sadness.
    • 4/5
      As a child, Katherine loved her mother completely. When they are forced to leave their affluent life in the city for life on the prairie, her mother is forced to extreme measures to save her family. Katherine never forgave her, Katherine never knew what really happened. Until her mother appears on her doorstep dying and she finds the letter.

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    The Last Letter - Kathleen Shoop

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