Glenn Close

Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his older sister, Anna. Since their mother passed away, their prairie home has been quiet and lonely. But everything is about to change when their father places an ad in the newspaper for a mail-order bride, and a woman named Sarah answers. When Sarah arrives from the faraway coast of Maine, she brings her cat, Seal, and a breath of fresh air to the dusty farm. She is plain and tall, just as she described herself in her letters, but she is also strong, kind, and full of wonderful stories about the sea. Caleb and Anna are instantly captivated by her and desperately hope she will decide to stay with them forever. But Sarah misses the ocean, and the children worry that the vast, rolling prairie will never truly feel like home to her. This beautiful, heartwarming classic explores the gentle struggles of building a new family. It is a tender story about love, loss, and the quiet moments that bring people together.