1837: Love Among Strangers

By Rose Osterman Kleidon

In 1837: Love Among Strangers, the second of The Immigrant Chronicles, "Kleidon has done it again" (Steve Vogel, NYT bestselling author).

A riveting adventure novel, 1837 is also a poignant love story and a powerful exploration of the complex ties that bind a family . . . and a country. This is historical fiction at its best.

Niklas and Katrina K stner know what it feels like to be strangers. Still, just days after arriving in old New Orleans, they are shocked to meet a decades' old enemy, face the horrors of slavery for the first time, and learn about a terrifying "sick season." Meanwhile, their beautiful daughter takes New Orleans society by storm, and their eldest son dives into its seediest, most dangerous elements.

When the family embarks on a riverboat up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, new layers of secrets and dangers are revealed as they cross what was then the frontier, heading for a raucous boomtown in its infancy, Chicago.

Based on the true story of her ancestors, 1837: Love Among Strangers is a the second of a series by Rose Osterman Kleidon. If you like your historical fiction deep, bracing, and true, Kleidon is sure to become your next favorite author.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632999382
• ISBN13: 9781632999382
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: River Grove Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"