Written by Patricia McLaughlin

Sarah is a mail-order bride from Maine who comes to live with her new family on the prairie. She is a little scared at first but she soon comes to love them all.

Sarah

Sarah has been living with her brother in Maine, but he is going to get married soon. Sarah has to look for a new place to live. One day she finds an advertisement in the newspaper placed by a man in Kansas who is looking for a wife. She decides to reply to the ad and go and live with the family for a one month trial period. After this period, they will decide if she will stay or go.

Sarah

It’s a long journey…

Jacob lost his wife during a very difficult birth of their second child, Caleb. It has been several years since this terrible accident, and Jacob has decided that his children need a mother. He has also decided that it might not be so bad for him to have a new wife. Jacob has put an ad in the paper looking for a new wife and mother.

Jacob

After a few weeks of waiting, Jacob receives a reply. Caleb, his son, is very excited. His daughter, Anna is a little upset over the idea of someone trying to replace her mother. Jacob doesn’t really show any emotion at all. It is hard to tell at this point how things will go for them.

Caleb and Anna