Never Let Go

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Five women sacrifice their dreams and risk their families as they follow their husbands to an isolated Minnesota settlement. As they struggle to survive, they develop resilience, but none are prepared for the challenges that arise when starving bands of Santee Sioux take up arms during the 1862 Dakota Conflict. Laura Duley, a newlywed from Indiana, endures years on the hostile frontier and the loss of family before being taken captive by the Dakota. Lavina Eastlick, independent and protective, faces unimaginable violence after witnessing the deaths of several of her children, yet she perseveres in the hope that two may still be alive. Christina Koch, a determined German immigrant, challenges her captors at every turn until she finally escapes. Almena Hurd, devoted to her family, navigates the prairie alone with two small children, carrying one and returning for the other, a quarter mile at a time. Julia Wright, the practical wife of an unscrupulous trader, uses her language skills to aid captives during their ordeal, becoming so invaluable that her captor refuses to release her to rescuers. Their intertwined stories reveal a shared resilience that enables them to endure and never let go.