A review by cheryl6of8
Charlotte's Rose by Ann Edwards Cannon

4.0

My sister-in-law handed over a bunch of books she was done with so that I could give them away at book festivals in the spring. She told me that I had to read this one. This is a story of a young Welsh girl who is part of a Mormon handcart company making the journey to Utah in 1856. I grew up in Utah and am a Mormon, so Iam familiar with the basics of the story of poor families pushing and pulling their belongings across the prairies to their new home. Seeing it all through the eyes of 13 year old girl was enlightening. I cried through the last 50+ pages. It was a well told story and I see why my sister-in-law recommended it. I was surprised and pleased to see that the author (listed on the book jacket as A. E. Cannon) is someone I was acquainted with slightly shortly before the book was published. It is a reminder that writing a book is not out of the question for someone like me.