The story takes place in the mid-west around 1910. A father named Jacob decides to request a mail-order bride. His wife passed away during childbirth of a son named Caleb. Jacob also has an older daughter named Anna. Sarah, a teacher from Maine responds to the request posted by the Kansas farmer, Jacob. After writing letters and corresponding several times, Sarah decides to come to Kansas. She is homesick for the sea at first, but learns to love this family. Jacob is cold toward Sarah in the beginning, but grows to love her. This story helps one realize the difficulties that families faced during the early 1900s.
I think the characters are more developed in the movie and viewers have the chance to get to know the characters on a deeper level, especially Anna and her father, Jacob. Many of the same lines are used in the book and movie. I was amazed at how similar they were! Both also express Sarah's love and yearning for the sea and emphasize the letter writing that occurred between Sarah and the family before her arrival. My most memorable moments from the book that also occurred in the film were when Caleb wrote Sarah and asked if she snored, when Sarah took the children swimming in the cow pond, when the family slid down a huge pile of hay and compared it to a dune in Maine, and the talks that Sarah had with Maggie, the neighbor.
I would highly recommend the book and movie. They are a wonderful reflection of each other and neither will disappoint. This is one of my all time favorite stories! I love how it accurately depicts the historical times of the early 1900s. It shows the good times and the struggles that were often faced.
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