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Reread for f2f book group. (I think I suggested it) Had forgotten a lot of the particulars so it was never boring. I do love books in diary or journal form and this one had many of the story elements that I like: historical setting, women's issues, nature... .
I liked the early parts better- the parts about her incarceration in the mental asylum & the journey West. The latter part of the story of her time with the Cheyenne was painful as you know things will not end well for people you have come ...more
I liked the early parts better- the parts about her incarceration in the mental asylum & the journey West. The latter part of the story of her time with the Cheyenne was painful as you know things will not end well for people you have come ...more
This book I received free through the GoodReads Giveaway program.
I enjoyed this book but I did not love it. I thought that I would be more empathetic towards the main character of May. The fiction premise is interesting but I really think the women would have run into many more problems than they encountered.
I enjoyed this book but I did not love it. I thought that I would be more empathetic towards the main character of May. The fiction premise is interesting but I really think the women would have run into many more problems than they encountered.
I loved this story, based on a snipet of history. The author has a gift for relating time and place, but there were some flaws.
The novel is based on a small footnote in history - In 1874 a Cheyenne chief asks for 1,000 white women as brides for his warriors. The children, as per Cheyenne tradition, will be part of the mother's "tribe" and this will facilitate the assimilation into White Man's culture.
The novel is told in the form of a diary, detailing one woman's experiences as part of this so ...more
The novel is based on a small footnote in history - In 1874 a Cheyenne chief asks for 1,000 white women as brides for his warriors. The children, as per Cheyenne tradition, will be part of the mother's "tribe" and this will facilitate the assimilation into White Man's culture.
The novel is told in the form of a diary, detailing one woman's experiences as part of this so ...more
I loved this book so much... Sara's death gave me Melancholia for days. Overall, it was artfully written.
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Jul 18, 2014
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2025
Theresa
marked it as to-read
