Kirjahaku

Born the daughter of a legal clerk in Indiana in the 1830s, Beth's life seemed predictable, and her future mapped out for her. But when the rest of her family dies of the plague, Beth is married off to an older man who wants to join the settlers in Oregon. Having little choice, she agrees and reluctantly starts her new life. Her strength is quickly noticed by her new husband, as she insists on driving one of the wagons on their journey. While enjoying the view from atop a cliff during a rest stop, the ground collapses from beneath her. After searching for her for hours and finding no trace, the wagon train must go on without her. She awakens days later in a teepee surrounded by Indians. What dangers lie ahead for this young woman, and will she find the happiness that has eluded her until now?

A fiercely ambitious TV executive in Silicon Valley, Marti has found that fine balance that enables her to run the office and still have time for family and friends. Although her relationship with Alan seems a bit distant lately, the rest of her life is on course to achieve her dreams--until a serious fall changes everything. As a wife and mother in Louis XIV's France, Marie has few choices outside of her daily routine. With her husband the Marquis in attendance at court in Versailles working on important issues for the King, and her suspicions about his mistresses, she feels she and the children are forgotten in their chateau in the country. Then the Silicon Valley executive and the demure 17th century noblewoman are thrust inexplicably into each other's lives. There, they must each learn to navigate the unfamiliar waters of another time and place. Will they find their way back home? An epic story of two women separated by oceans of time and temperament, Marti is an odyssey of discovery and ultimate triumph.