Though Uppsala, Iowa, takes its name from a city in my
native Sweden, life here is different from what I have
known. With my parents' blessing, I have taken employment
in the home of Mr. Bridger, a dairy farmer, caring for his
ill mother and two young, orphaned nieces. It is most
unlike me to leave home, even in a temporary manner. But
the need is great and Hattie Bridger and the children are
so endearing.
As for Dirk Bridger, he is an unhappy man, but also loyal,
hardworking, and honorable. And, I should add, quite
handsome. My younger sisters were smitten the instant they
saw him. Young flirts! And with beauty to match. I, on the
other hand, am considered to have common sense to attend
my common looks. But, friend Beth, I am afraid my heart
betrays my wisdom--for I, too, long to be seen as
beautiful.
Not just by anyone. By Dirk Bridger.
Your friend,
Inga Linberg
In rural Iowa, life is both the planter and uprooter of
dreams. As love, long delayed, springs to life in the
heart of a young Swedish immigrant, one man struggles with
his withered ambitions--and new blessings that could take
their place if he would but allow them room.
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