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SETTING This story takes place during the time when the “west” in the United States was first being developed, approximately during the 1840’s. The setting is very vague throughout the book. If there was one part that the author could have worked on it would be developing the setting. She relies on back round knowledge of how you perceive the developmental stage of the United States in the 1840’s. Most of the story takes on place on Donnigans farm. This is a small farm with only a few cattle. The farm had a very back breaking feel to it. Right away you could tell that there was much work to do on the farm and it was not all fun and games. The Wild west is where most of the story takes place, this is shown as very dangerous and filled with new adventures. PLOT Kathleen a young Irish girl who lives in England with her evil stepmother sees a flyer posted on the side of a building on her way to work. Curiously she stops to read the flyer and to her surprise the flyer offers a free ticket to the United States, with one condition. You must marry a man searching for a wife that lives ou...

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