![]() ![]() Another great book in the series!Īnetka, a young Polish girl, is infuriated when her father, a coal worker in America, sends her a ticket to America that he has bought by promising her in marriage to a fellow coal worker. I only wish the glossary had been at the front of the book for easy reference instead of buried at the back. I learned about Polish traditions and superstitions of the time and the historical note at the end educated me on another female union advocate (“Big Mary” Septak). I liked reading about Anetka’s guileless yet relatively wise faith and appreciated the reminder that our prayers are not always answered the way we wish. Perhaps it is her cultural or religious upbringing that gives her these steadfast qualities, she has been taught that being a wife and mother was a girl’s highest calling, her sacred duty. It is even more remarkable considering she is just 13 when she comes to America and becomes a bride. She displays a quiet strength as well as a resigned and mature disposition despite the hardships of life. ![]() She grapples with some serious and heavy topics and while I often found the tone to be cheerless, Anetka relies on her faith to sustain her and maintains a hopeful outlook despite her prayers so often being answered no. As an immigrant and a coal miner’s bride, young Anetka does not have an easy life. ![]()
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