The events in this book are based on true events. I was aware of some, but did not realize how horrendous itinerant pickers' conditions truly were until reading this book. It was an awakening for me, as well.

Amanda Caulden is almost more of a robot than a real woman. Her "tutor," turned fiance dictates every detail of her life: what she eats and when, what she wears, and even how much time she can spend in the bathroom. Having lived this way for years, she has no idea that other people do...

The events in this book are based on true events. I was aware of some, but did not realize how horrendous itinerant pickers' conditions truly were until reading this book. It was an awakening for me, as well.

Amanda Caulden is almost more of a robot than a real woman. Her "tutor," turned fiance dictates every detail of her life: what she eats and when, what she wears, and even how much time she can spend in the bathroom. Having lived this way for years, she has no idea that other people do not live such a regimented life. When union advocate, Hank Montgomery, meets Amanda he cannot stand the "prissy snob" that she seems to be. It isn't until later that he realizes that she is as much a victim as the workers that he wants to help.

The horrible working conditions in the fields, and the absence of all feeling for the workers is sickening to read about. Unfortunately, it was true and to some degree it still is. This book is not only a romance, but a look into the past and a hope that it will never return to this again.

Story was based on the early life of large land owners who missed treated the farm workers and a young lady who was raised by a father who was one of land owners who hired a tutor that wanted to have what he had and used the daughter for his way in, until she met a reformer. Good story and with moving and enjoyable story line.

Story was based on the early life of large land owners who missed treated the farm workers and a young lady who was raised by a father who was one of land owners who hired a tutor that wanted to have what he had and used the daughter for his way in, until she met a reformer. Good story and with moving and enjoyable story line.