Burning Sky
By Lori Benton
Willa Obenchain was captured by Mohawk Indians as a teenager
and taken to live with the tribe. Given
the opportunity to do so, she has returned to her family’s homestead after many
years in captivity. Nothing is the
same. Her mother and father are gone and
the town folk are saying her parents were loyal to King George during the
Revolutionary War. Though she’s working
hard to reclaim the homestead after many years of being uninhabited, a new law
states that it can be taken from her and sold to the highest bidder at an
auction because of her parents allegiance to the Crown. Willa doesn’t believe that her parents were
Tories, but what sort of unmitigated proof can she find after so many years
away? Willa is also struggling to find
her place – does she belong to the white race where she was raised, or to the
Mohawk Indians with whom she has come to identify?
I thought this book was well written and interesting. I enjoyed learning a little more about how
the Revolutionary War affected the Northern regions of New York and up to the
Canadian border. There was also a lot of history about the northern Native
American tribes and their role in the political climate of the Revolutionary
War. Finding healing after much hurt was
a prominent theme of the book. I would
be glad to read more books by this author if she chooses to continue this
series. Overall I give this book an A –
grab it for a cold day, and cozy up to the fireplace.
I received a free copy of this title from the publisher in
exchange for my honest review.
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