From the Cypress Grove

Book 3 in the Glendrake Family Trilogy

By Harold K. Moon

Book Description:

The first setting for From the Cypress Grove is Mexico during the late nineteenth century, just prior to the Mexican Revolution. Members of the Mormon congregations who settled in several colonies in the state of Chihuahua, find themselves beset by marauding revolutionists. When the difficulties grow larger than can be handled peaceably, they opt to leave their homes and return to the United States. Challenging, exciting, often threatening adventures follow the beleaguered characters, old and young, through pages that draw the reader into tender love stories, battles, life-and-death struggles, and deep, abiding friendships.

My Opinion:

I really enjoyed, The Leah Shadow, the second book in the Glendrake family trilogy, so I assumed I would enjoy this one just as much. Unfortunately, my feelings are just as strong, only in the opposite direction. It has been a long time since I read From the Cypress Grove, so it’s a little hard for me to recall why I have such negative feelings. Two things I am sure about is I didn’t find the book to be uplifting, and the story didn’t mesh with the historical facts as I know them.