The Endearment
Published in 1982, The Endearment is a historical romance novel by LaVyrle Spencer. The story is set in Minnesota. It features Anna Reardon and Karl Lindstrom. Key subjects include mail order brides and frontier and pioneer life.
34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.
At about 352 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
About The Endearment
From the streets of 19th-century Boston to the harsh frontier--she wove a web of deception to ensnare her man! Lovely, fiery-tempered Anna Reardon was forced to lie to get out of the street urchin's life that shamed her ... to become Karl Lindstrom's mail-order bride in the beautiful, treacherous Minnesota wilderness. Karl forgave Anna for her deceptions--but there was still one shameful, burning secret that she had to hide from him, knowing its revelation would destroy the love that had become her very life!
Quick answers
Who wrote The Endearment?
The Endearment was written by LaVyrle Spencer and first published in 1982.
What genre is The Endearment?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.
How long is The Endearment?
The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Endearment?
Readers who like it often enjoy Whitney, My Love, Love Comes Softly and The Things We Leave Unfinished.
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