Stephanie Sullivan: Review - Where the Lost Wander

January 31, 2021

TITLE: Where the Lost Wander

RATING: ★★★★

Summary (from Goodreads): In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss.

The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West. On the trail, she forms an instant connection with John Lowry, a half-Pawnee man straddling two worlds and a stranger in both.

But life in a wagon train is fraught with hardship, fear, and death. Even as John and Naomi are drawn to each other, the trials of the journey and their disparate pasts work to keep them apart. John’s heritage gains them safe passage through hostile territory only to come between them as they seek to build a life together.

When a horrific tragedy strikes, decimating Naomi’s family and separating her from John, the promises they made are all they have left. Ripped apart, they can’t turn back, they can’t go on, and they can’t let go. Both will have to make terrible sacrifices to find each other, save each other, and eventually…make peace with who they are.

REVIEW: What a wonderful story! Packed with everything you look for in a book that will keep you hooked - joy, heartbreak, love, loss, etc. Amy Harmon did a superb job detailing the hardships of the 1850’s wagon trains as they sought a better life in the west. You’ll find yourself smiling through your tears as you read about their admirable strength and determination. You also get Naomi and John Lowry’s beautiful love story within these pages. (*happy sigh*) So much to love in this book. READ IT!