“Readers will delight in following the family’s incredible journey and witnessing how courage and hope carry them through the many challenges they face.”

Voyagers: Homeland to Heartland is based on D. L. Norris’s own family history and rings with authenticity. Opening in nineteenth-century Norway, like so many of their compatriots living in poverty, Kittil and Marte Dyrebu decide to emigrate to America. They have an extended bureaucratic battle for papers that permit them to go, an anxious wait to board the Anna Delius, and a traumatic voyage across the Atlantic. They eventually settled on the Nebraska prairie, where life was harsh. Their story, and that of the family they founded, makes compelling reading, sure to appeal to a wide readership. Fans of historical fiction, family sagas, tender romance, and riveting adventure will not be disappointed.

I was enthralled by D. L. Norris’s writing style from the beginning. Most of all, I loved the incredibly expressive scenes used in Voyagers. It reminded me of a patchwork quilt sewn from carefully chosen pieces. Kittil, Marte, Otto, Mathea, and Sophia stepped off the pages and into my heart. I cried with Otto when the runt piglet he’d nursed and befriended was sent to market. I celebrated when Snip, the Border Collie, chased away a fox and proved his worth. The family grows, develops, and comes to love America without losing faith in their Lutheran religion or the traditions of their Norwegian homeland. Voyagers: Homeland to Heartland is a fascinating story guaranteed to enchant readers. ~ Reader’s Favorite, Sarah Stuart