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Caleb's Bride

  • 1978 first published
  • 320 pages
  • 4 editions

Norah Hess's Caleb's Bride (1978) is a historical romance novel. It takes readers to Boston and Kentucky in 1776. Characters include Roxanne Sherwood, Gavin Sherwood and Aline Sherwood. Readers will find themes of typhus and frontier and pioneer life.

14 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

At about 320 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1776

Characters

  • Roxanne Sherwood
  • Gavin Sherwood
  • Aline Sherwood
  • Caleb Coleman
  • Malcolm Sherwood
  • Gideon Sherwood

Subjects

  • Historical western romance
  • Typhus
  • Romance fiction
  • Historical romance
  • Frontier and pioneer life

Quick answers

Who wrote Caleb's Bride?

Caleb's Bride was written by Norah Hess and first published in 1978.

What genre is Caleb's Bride?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Caleb's Bride?

The median edition has 320 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Caleb's Bride?

Readers who like it often enjoy Redeeming Love, Love Comes Softly and The Notebook.

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