A New Day Rising (Red River of the North #2)

I read the whole series and enjoyed it very much. It tells of the hardships endured by our early settlers but with their hard work and a strong faith in God,brought with them from the old country, they overcame all challenges. I wonder how many could do it these days?

I really have enjoyed this series, I am now on the return to red river of the north series and yearn for more and more about these characters...Lauraine is a wonderful writer and although I am just now reading her books I am throughly enthralled with them...

This series is well written, kept my total interest to the last word, looking for more. The use of scripture and the spiritual struggles of the characters is very realistic. The story-line seems to be historically accurate. Refreshing!

I chose this rating because the author has done a great job of continuing w/the story. It did not get old and continued in a well thought out way.
I definitely will get the next book in this series.

I really enjoyed the first Red River Book and was even more thrilled with the second, New Day Rising. Loved reading about the struggles and triumphs of pioneering in the Dakota territory. Wonderful characters!

I'm sold on this series! It reminds me of the old TV mini-series, Centennial, that was so popular in the 1970s. A true saga of a family with all their trials and triumphs.

This is book 2 and it's every bit as good as the first one. Ingeborg Bjorklund is an easy heroine to love. She's no one-dimensional stick figure. Complicated and complex, she's a little bit of most of the women I know and admire. After the heartbreak and spiritual renewal in book 1, I was thrilled to cheer her on as she continued to scratch a living out of the thick North Dakota sod.

I love finding a series like this that is more than a decade old and completely written. No waiting for the next book to be published! Highly recommend... and moving on to book 3.

Book #2 "A New Day Rising" from the Red River Of The North series,is as captivating as the first book. I am so delighted and impressed to have discovered another author with the writing skill to make me feel that I am experiencing the settings being described,and Lauraine Snelling has that skill.

I have to confess that while loving the first book,I did not much care for our heroine's sourpuss of a husband. I thought he was a wet blanket on every bit of joy she and her boys experienced,and was not one bit sorry when he disappeared in a blizzard.

This second book has a news man come into their lives,who enjoys life and enriches their lives. We also meet another relative who has emigrated from Norway and joins their group.

There are several characters who readers will come to care about,and want to follow their stories.

I highly Recommend the Red River Of The North series,as an exceptional historical fiction series,that includes some sweet romance,as well.

A cruel blizzard has taken the life of her husband, Roald and his brother and 2 children. Ingeborg spends the next few months bitter - and dressed in her "britches" works the fields like a man. This way, fatigue and distance keep her from facing the truth and more importantly, her children whom she nearly gives away to her sister.
Her sod-home neighbor and sister (by marriage), Karen, a widow, has accepted happiness in a new life and finally Ingeborg comes to terms and returns to the faith of her youth.
The arrival of the distant cousin of her deceased husband, Haaken, eases the farm work but complicates the decision making. He is there ONLY to help the women with the farm for a crop season - or is he?
The delinquent arrival of the young, spunky, opinionated youngest brother of Roald further turns Ingeborg's world upside down, emotionally. The relationships and the final resolution of some major hurdles end this book and call for the immediate start of book 3, "A Land to Call Home."
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An enjoyable follow up to the story of the Norwegian immigrants, settling the land of the Dakota Territory. This was more light-hearted than the first book, with less focus on the intensity of their struggles and more on Ingeborg and Kaaren adapting to their new lives, welcoming in new family.
I enjoyed this, though don't feel the need to jump into book 3 with this one. It was nice to leave the characters where they were at.

Another awesome story of life on the Red River. I wasn't disappointed. I loved book #1 and couldn't wait to read the continued story.. I would recommend book#2 to everyone interested in historically good clean faith building stories. You can even read this book without reading book#1, but please do yourself a favor and read #1 even if its after this book. Book#1 An Untamed Land, is the book that made me love Lauraine Snelling.

I can't seem to get enough of this saga. I know it is partly because my ancestors also came from Norway and homesteaded in this same area about the same time so I feel like I am reading about my own family. But also because it is so well written,

Started a little slower just in beginning than # 1 but it took off and ended much too soon. Very good play on developing old characters more and a interesting mix of new characters. Such a joy to read well written books that are clean and give you courage to take on your own life challenges with less complaining and more hope. What more can you ask for.

A nice continuation in the "Red River of the North" series. Some drama, frustration, the pioneer spirit, and the most important lesson: trust in the Lord in all circumstances. The writing is pleasant, suspenseful, and encouraging. There are a lot of "sweet mommy moments" which may please mothers of young children.

A New Day Rising (Red River of the North #2) (Paperback)

Another excellent read by Lauraine Snelling! I'm going through this book for the 2nd time in 2 years. Snelling captures your heart from her first book, and then leads you through another wonderful book! The times are hard, and Ingeborg and Kaaren manage to get through with their faith in God. The children are growing and learning a lot. Roald's 2nd cousin from the North Woods arrives, and then later Roald's youngest brother appears. Kaaren and Ingeborg find love in the Dakota Territory that makes you want to never put this book down. There are sad times, but not to the extent of the first book. Friends move in and become closer by the week. You'll want to read this wonderful book just as much as you loved reading the first book of the series. And there are many more books to go!

I really enjoyed this book and the others in this series. They are uplifting and so interesting. I enjoy reading about how people did things back then, all the work they had to do just to survive. It surely makes me count my blessings.

Love this series. Such an interesting book about the trials and triumphs of our pioneers in this country. Couldn't wait for the next book. The book takes you in and you feel like you are part of the family.

Very well written. This author hooks the reader in book one then begins the realign in with book two. Great plot line. Develops the plot very well, giving the reader a glimpse into the hard life and trials of immigrants on the harsh Dakota prairie.

I am reading book 3 of the Red River of the North series by Lauraine Snelling. I find her books fascinating, well written - and real. I highly recommend not only A New Day Rising, but the whole series.

Ingeborg, a woman who is tough as a nail and as soft as a flower. In A NEW DAY RISING, Ingeborg meets a man who can and does match her! For a page turner, read this book. Only warning. Don't start to read it if you plan on putting it down soon. Lauraine Snelling keeps the characters so alive you see them in front of you. Working the fields, laughing and crying their tears. The only thing that will make me happy is to see if the third book is in the mail today!!! Lauraine takes a character and makes them your best friend or your worsed enemy! Either way you're going to love them!! A must read! Perfect Christmas Gift!!!!!!!!!!!!

I always enjoy historical fiction that has interesting characters. It is fascinating to see how the early settlers lived, their ingenuity and challenges. I would recommend this book series to others with the same interest.

New Day Raising is a very good book, telling of the struggles of the pioneers from way back. So often while I was reading this book, I felt myself feeling like I would if I had been right there on the prairie with them!!

I really like Laurraine's style of writing. She shows us all of the details in a day of the life of the characters without making it long or boring. In fact, I read it too fast! Somehow encouraging while being a very good story as well.

I really enjoyed this second book of the Red River of the North series. The book kept me interested from the very beginning. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical Christian fiction books.

The story of the Bjorkland family continues. Ingaborg and Kaaren must continue alone to prove up their calims and settle the Great Plains. They continue with help from neighbors and family and heal from great loss with the help of God and good friends.

The Red River of the North series of books by Lauraine Snelling are fabulous books. If you have any Scandinavian heritage...or even if you don't...you will like these books. I have gained insight into how many of my relatives came to America through Ellis Island and settled in the Mid West states. I highly recommend!