Linda Ulleseit crafts historical fiction centered on the experiences of resilient women who significantly influenced societal change. Her narratives delve into the late nineteenth century and territorial Hawaii, exploring the challenges and triumphs faced by these strong female figures. Ulleseit brings these pivotal moments of shaping women's rights and lives to vivid life for the reader. Her work offers a compelling look at the enduring impact of women in history.
Three women have reason to be in Fort Snelling in 1835. All three are wildly different from one another, but they have one thing in common: the world is changing faster than they can cope. As their cultures collide, each woman must find a way to direct her own future and leave a legacy for her children.
Married at sixteen and the mother of two by nineteen, Dolores's quest to find the aloha spirit within herself-and to escape the abuse of her alcoholic husband-leads her to flee Hawaii after the bombing of Pearl Harbor for California, where she seeks to make a new life for herself. But her past isn't so easily left behind.