A German mail-order bride in 1920s Minnesota encounters suspicion and scorn when she arrives to marry a member of a Norwegian farming community.
farmer, immigrant, husband, wife, mellow, spirited, minnesota, farm, small town, arranged marriage, prejudice, romance, rural life, immigration, morality, love, sacrifice, underdog, 1920s
The flashback structure adds nothing but length to an already awkward mix of humanist-socialist parable and gently halting love story that's been sat on a shelf since 2005. But even so, it's a surprisingly sweet little treat.
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