Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a childrens novel written by Patricia MacLachlan.

Set in the 19th Century in Kansas, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of the young mail order bride Sarah and her longing for home. She rides a train to meet a widow with two children, and the children fear that she will leave them as their mother did. Sarah he stays and bonds with the children, and marries the widow.

• "The story closes on a scene of love and harmony made more complicated, but not diminished, by past sorrows. This gentle book cannot fail to touch readers." - Martha Saxton, The New York Times
• "MacLachlan keeps the uncertainty alive while building Sarah's value to the family. This creates a tension that hinges on Sarah’s character, not on some superficial crisis of action. The climax of the story is brilliantly withheld until the last, four words of the story." - Valued Minds Review