One Came Home Analysis

Has your sibling ever run off before and never returned? That predicament is exactly what happened to Georgie Burkhardt in One Came Home. Georgie’s sister, Agatha, was fed up with her family and the small town they lived in, so she disappeared. One Came Home by Amy Timberlake is a superb historical fiction novel about family plights and love. The narrative was somewhat slow at the beginning, but overall, I greatly enjoyed it. The principal character of One Came Home is Georgie Burkhardt. Georgie is a quick-tempered girl who doesn’t seem to know when to close her mouth. Additionally, she is exceptionally good with a gun. Moreover, she is extremely tenacious; when everyone in her town believed that Agatha was dead, Georgie refused to even consider the idea and went on a mission to find her sister. The novel commences in Placid, Wisconsin: Georgie’s hometown. Placid is a small town close to the Wisconsin River that Georgie and
While she was away, the camp was attacked by Mr. Garrow and another man Georgie called Bowler Hat. They were searching for lost counterfeiting equipment, and when they found it with Billy, they were furious and kicked him in the ribs. Then Georgie, who heard them, shot at them with a Spencer Repeater rifle from behind a rock and was able to scare them away. Next, she and Billy returned home with the help of Mr. Olmstead, who was driving down the road in his carriage at the time. After they returned to Placid, a letter arrived at the Burkhardt home. It was from Agatha. They realized that the body the sheriff found belonged to Darlene Garrow.
I thought that One Came Home by Amy Timberlake was an amazing novel. It is very interesting and suspenseful. Also, it is a true mystery: you didn’t know what was going to happen next. Although the book was somewhat slow at the beginning, I thought that One Came Home was very