Burning Sky
A Novel of the American Frontier
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4.7 • 23 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
A Christy award-winning novel about a woman caught between two worlds, and the lengths she goes to find where she belongs
Abducted by Mohawk Indians at fourteen and renamed Burning Sky, Willa Obenchain is driven to return to her family’s New York frontier homestead after many years building a life with the People. At the boundary of her father’s property, Willa discovers a wounded Scotsman lying in her path. Feeling obliged to nurse his injuries, the two quickly find much has changed during her twelve-year absence: her childhood home is in disrepair, her missing parents are rumored to be Tories, and the young Richard Waring she once admired is now grown into a man twisted by the horrors of war and claiming ownership of the Obenchain land.
When her Mohawk brother arrives and questions her place in the white world, the cultural divide blurs Willa’s vision. Can she follow Tames-His-Horse back to the People now that she is no longer Burning Sky? And what about Neil MacGregor, the kind and loyal botanist who does not fit into in her plan for a solitary life, yet is now helping her revive her farm? In the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, strong feelings against “savages” abound in the nearby village of Shiloh, leaving Willa’s safety unsure.
As tensions rise, challenging her shielded heart, the woman called Burning Sky must find a new courage--the courage to again risk embracing the blessings the Almighty wants to bestow. Is she brave enough to love again?
Customer Reviews
So well done
My adoration of Lori Benton has only increased with the reading of Burning Sky. This book is full of heartache, love, suspense and God’s goodness. I am sad to have finished Willa and Neil’s story but am glad to have added it to a short list of books that have affected my heart and soul. This is one I cannot easily move on after reading. I appreciate that the author wrote so much of Willa’s perspective and of her emotions and desires. To acknowledge women in this way is not commonly done in Christian books but is really needed. Thank you, Lori Benton.