Good Journey

When Mary Bullitt first met General Henry Atkinson, she was civil to him only to humor her mother, who was anxious to have her oldest daughter become a wife & mother. So no one was more surprised than Mary when only a few days later she found herself married to this attractive stranger & headed away from her very civilized life in Louisville, Kentucky, into the unknown of the West. In a novel that spans approximately twenty years of marriage, Mary & the General make the arduous journey from Louisville to St. Louis, where the General has his headquarters, & face the rigors of life at the edge of the vast expanse of the Western Territory. Living conditions are primitive, especially compared to the luxury Mary left behind, but even more unsettling are the constant threat of attack from the Indians & Mary's growing awareness that she knows virtually nothing about the man she married. Through the years, many battles both large & small are waged and, in the end, none are clear victories; for nothing is won without a loss, whether it be something as substantial as more land for the settlers, or something as basic as Mary's uncovering the secrets of the General's past. Exciting & wonderfully crafted, The Good Journey is rich with details that brings history to life, & peopled with the kind of larger-than-life characters that stand out against such a vibrant background.Gilchrist, Micaela is the author of 'Good Journey' with ISBN 9780684871431 and ISBN 0684871432.