Dulcimer

I just have trouble with over 350 pages - takes too long to find out much. On the whole DULCIMER was an excellent story - moved a a decent pace but I still can't figure out how they trapped Ol' Codger. Granny was a wonderful character but what was the sign of the dreams that Lilah was having? Granny seemed to understand. Pool old U.S. Marshall Jesse Redford, if I had lived through his trauma I wouldn't have settled for bringing in One-Eyed Jack Scurlock. But boy, to run into those gators? Yikes! I sure wouldn't go back. Lilah Bennett seemed to be a child of her times and I had no trouble understanding her language or the attitude of the Okefanoke inhabitants. But how does one call a body of swamp water a prairie? It was being transported into a totally different world that what I had ever heard of. Quite an experience. I am just surprised that Lilah spent 4 months in town without being attacked by some man. I can't think that her innocense protected her. It was a highly enjoyable story. Definitely Recommended

This book would have gotten 5 stars, except I found the accent somewhat annoying in the first part of the book. Now, as a Southerner, I wouldn't have expected that to bother me, but it was distracting me from the story. Things picked up and I found I like all the old-timey phrases I was learning, and the story was quite sweet (and romantic.) My favorite part is the fact the heroine, Lilah, is such a strong figure. And I share her absolute love of animals, and loved reading about her "critters". This is a gentle, sweet, enchanting book, and I recommend it.