Unexpected Delight

"I have to admit, I was not overly excited about reading another romance - however - God's Country, though 'old'fashioned' by today's styles of literature, is none-the-less a well-written exploration of the life and times of, predominantly female, individuals in 19th century America. Protecting one's claim, one's rights, one's family. Hard living makes for tenacious characters who emerge in beautifully written sections of interaction and dialogue. I did on occasion struggle to realise whose POV we were currently in, and there is a little 'head-hopping' that occurs from time to time - even that of horses, nothing too obvious. But, the language is very believable, the descriptions make the environment wonderfully vivid, and though I kept thinking that somewhere there was a feeling of cliche, this never fully took root as the author wound her tale from one decade to another and back. There is a lot of 'tell' not 'show', but this works really well due to the voice that the writer uses, made me think a little of F.Scott Fitzgerald. This was an unexpected delight to read."