Korina looked in the direction her mother pointed. Since their house perched on a gentle rise, they had a generous view of the Texas hill country, which was now dressed in its summer finery. Then, remembering to practice her English, she repeated “Over there,' as she pointed to the north.

Korina dusted her hands on her apron and sprinted for the stone and wood house. Pieter, the rooster, clucked and fussed over his harem as she left them to their meal. Red, orange, and black feathers flashed as the chickens scurried and dipped their necks to their feed. As she began to hurriedly toss big handfuls of grain, the ladies danced around her feet in anticipation of breakfast, clucking and pecking furiously at the baked dirt. “Korina! Guck mal!” she shouted in German.

The author weaves a delightful tale thru the experiences of 16 year old Korina Fischer and her German emigrant family.Korina had just arrived in the yard, carefully holding chicken feed between the folded corners of her apron, when she heard her mother call. Its replete with suspense, historical reference (i.e., the Camel Corps) and good attention to detail: of places, cultures, and Texas life as it might have been in the mid 1800's. The author did a great job with the overall story telling and kept you wondering what more could happen to Korina and Adela.ĭaughter of the Earth is a well told, well researched story set in the Hill Country of Texas. At first I wasn't sure if I would enjoy and like the book but once it picked up, the story became a true page turner, one I didn't like having to put down. When she and a friend are kidnapped, Korina not only learns the depth of her own strength, she also learns how to survive the dangerous Texas frontier.įelt it started off a bit slow but the pace really did pick up. It's the summer of 1856, and sixteen-year old Korina Fischer's predictable farm life takes an unexpected turn when she witnesses the arrival of the US Camel Corp near her Texas Hill Country farm.Īlready discontent with the looming certainty of becoming a farmer's wife, the camels' arrival sets off a chain of events that change her life forever.

Daughter of the Earth by Stacy Bourns