Micaela Gilchrist
Autor von The Good Journey: A Novel
Über den Autor
Micaela Gilchrist, a lawyer & law professor, is currently at work on a sequel to "The Good Journey". She lives in Evergreen, Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Geschlecht
- female
- Wohnorte
- Colorado, USA
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- 2
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- 143
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- #144,062
- Bewertung
- 3.9
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- 7
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- 5
Mary is a young girl of twenty when they marry, and has been sheltered during her life. The General is in his forties. Although Mary is greatly attracted to him, and he to her, what seems to define their marriage are the secrets that they keep from one another. The General is often away, fighting the various Indian wars, but he is considered too soft on the Indians by others. Mary is confused by her husband’s attachment to an Indian woman called Bright Sun, but he offers no explanation.
This was an interesting read as it was very descriptive of both military and Indian life. The Americans were moving ever westward and pushing the Indians from their land. Black Hawk’s people, the Saulks were expected to move west of the Mississippi into the lands of the Sioux, their traditional enemies. Unfortunately, this was also a rather dense and slow moving novel, and perhaps suffered a little from having to read the viewpoints of quite a few characters, including Mary, her soldier cousin, and Bright Sun. I thought the story was wonderful even though the writing was uneven, and I think this book would appeal to anyone with an interest in this time period in American History.… (mehr)