Playing by Heart [Paperback] [Sep 16, 2014] Mateer, Anne

from SAMANTHA100

Playing By Heart, a novel written by Anne Mateer, takes place in Dunn, Oklahoma in the early 20th century. Lula Bowman thought she had escaped her former life in Dunn and was now living her father's dream for her. She had become a math teacher and had won a scholarship. With hard work and dedicat...

from Virginia51

I am glad that Lula learns a very good lesson in this book. It is one that all people should follow. It is a hard one to remember but it needs to be done. This was well written and played out. I kept rooting for Lula and Chet. Loved the story. I received this from Bethany house for a fair and hon...

from mbarkman

5 stars ***** out of five Historical Fiction The title and the cover intrigued me .... The first thing I thought of was, this must be a story about playing music without the help of the music notes. What a delight to find it was so much more than that. Of course, after reading the note from the a...

from Bookworm_Lisa

This book took me to a time period that I rarely read about in historical fiction. It is set in the Early 1900's during World War I. Lula wants to study mathematics. This is an unusual endeavor that is frowned on by many in society. It is not a typical want for a young woman. She is expected to f...

from SAMANTHA100

Playing By Heart, a novel written by Anne Mateer, takes place in Dunn, Oklahoma in the early 20th century. Lula Bowman thought she had escaped her former life in Dunn and was now living her father's dream for her. She had become a math teacher and had won a scholarship. With hard work and dedicat...