•BOOK• Path of Delft

Sara Scholte's father, Dom-inie Scholte, has come to Iowa from the Netherlands as leader of some eight hundred colonists.With the Dominie is a young, beautiful stepmother.Sararefuses to accept her as a mother. She is jealous of the affection her father displays to his young wife, Mareah.As the little town of Pella grows and flourishes, so doesSara's maturity.Barrels of Blue Delft china play a prominent role in Mareah's acceptance of life on the Iowa prairie and of Sara's acceptance and love for her stepmother.The years are 1847-48 whenIowa had just become a new state and Pella was a new town founded by Dutch settlers.