Two months: Emma Smythe can't believe how her life has changed in two months, from a daughter working with her father in his blacksmith shop to a bride to a woman on a trip to another world. In the historical Christian novel by author Shirley Doering, The Blest Life of Emma Smythe, Emma was a young girl living in 1800s England, caring for her large family and working with her father. However, her carefree life endured hardship at the hands of her violent older brother, to the point where Emma was beaten up by her brother. Local townspeople aided her recovery, including the young son of a...