America
19th Century
Cadence
Back of the Book:
A soaring tale of love-almost-lost and faith renewed in a colorful setting you'll not soon forget.
In the music room of an opulent Hudson River estate, a young woman sits down at the piano to play music she would never share with the maestro she secretly loves...
On the edge of a New York City slum, a dedicated young female doctor and an arthritic Scots physician climb into their carriage for a mysterious house call...
On a teeming city dock, a desperate, unemployed Irishman hears the scream of an abused stallion and buys his family a new life by running to the rescue...
With moments like these, beloved storyteller B.J. Hoff presents this sweeping saga of men and women whose love shaped America's heart and America's music. Cadence takes you on an unforgettable ride through the bustling world of nineteenth-century New York--the glittering rooms of stately mansions and opera houses . . . a magical, snowy Central Park where fur-clad lovers huddle close and share their feelings--and their fears . . . a squalid apartment where ragged children care for their opium-addicted mother. Against this backdrop unfolds a poignant story of men and women struggling through fear and doubt toward enduring faith and triumphant love. Marked by Hoff's unique style, Cadence provides a compelling second movement for the popular American Anthem series--a composition as lively and varied as the land and the people who inspired it.
My Review:
I was relieved to find out that the three stories interwove themselves in this book. I won't say that it was as hard to guess what was going to happen in this book as it was in the first one, but the story had charmed its way into my heart by then and I couldn't put it down. I cared about the characters and wanted to know what was going to happen to them next. And the love story was so touching and full of emotion. I still remember the good feelings, and it's been half a year since I've read it.
I got used to B.J. Hoff's style of description, so I didn't notice it as much in this book. I suppose it was just different and I needed to adjust to it. It didn't drive me up the wall nearly as much.
By the end of the book I had fallen in love with the maestro, myself, and couldn't wait to find out what happened to him and Susannah in the last book. The book was so uplifting that I wish every book would leave me with that same good feeling.