Nan's Journey by Elaine Littau
We must leave. This is not our home anymore.
Desperate to save her life and that of her five-year-old brother, Nan packs and flees an abusive home, embarking on a journey that will test her faith, determination, and spirit. Set in the 1800's, Nan's Journey, follows Nan and her brother Elmer as they seek safety and find refuge and hope in the arms of a family of strangers--including Fred Young, a disgruntled preacher-turned-mountain man, who reaches out to help, only to find a hope and love renewed in his own heart. In her first novel, author Elaine Littau weaves memorable characters into the vivid background of the wild, unsettled heart of America, presenting readers with the timeless struggle of overcoming adversity, and seeking hope above all through Nan's Journey.
