Burning Sky: A Novel of the American Frontier by Lori Benton (English) Paperback

Description: Burning Sky by Lori Benton "Formerly an Indian captive named Burning-Sky, Willa Obenchain unexpectedly returns to her familys New York homestead after her twelve-year absence. With faith in God and the skills to survive on the frontier, Willa must decide if love is possible as she faces the challenges brought on by her dual identities and an unforgiving land"-- FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "I remember the borders of our land, though I have been gone from them nearly half the moons of my life. But who there will remember me? What I have seen, what I have done, it has changed me. I am the place where two rivers meet, silted with upheaval and loss. Yet memory of our land is a clear stream. I shall know it as a mother knows the faces of her children. It may be I will find me there." Abducted by Mohawk Indians at fourteen and renamed Burning Sky, Willa Obenchain is driven to return to her familys New York frontier homestead after many years building a life with the People. At the boundary of her fathers 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 Willas 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 Willas safety unsure. Willa is a woman caught between two worlds. 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? Author Biography Lori Benton spent her late teens and early twenties pursuing a career as a wildlife artist, attending the Maryland College of Art & Design before she began painting professionally. When not writing or researching, Lori can be found exploring the mountains of southern Oregon with her husband, Brian. Burning Sky is her first novel. Review "Lori Benton gives us seasons in her debut novel Burning Sky. Seasons of planting corn, beans, and pumpkins as backdrops to the ripening and challenges of lives working through chaos after a war and a terrible personal tragedy. The author gives us seasons of the journey through loss, risk, family, and love. The authors voice is mesmerizing with evocative phrases like The air inside the cabin swirled with stale memories, echoes of once-familiar voices trapped within, awaiting her coming to free them. Set on a frontier homestead in New York in 1784, we meet distinctive characters I came quickly to care about. And the promises of the opening poetic question of Burning Sky / Willa, Will the land remember? is answered with passion and grace and the satisfaction of a good harvest. Enjoy this wonderful novel." —Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author of One Glorious Ambition "In Burning Sky, Lori Benton brings to turbulent life the bitter aftermath of the Revolution, when those who fought on opposing sides returned to ravaged homes, soul scarred by horrifying acts they both suffered and committed. With lyrical imagery and finely drawn characters who rise from the page, Burning Sky vividly portrays how God restores the bruised reed and the dimly burning wick and brings new life from the ashes of the past." —J. M. Hochstetler, author of the American Patriot series "Burning Sky is a beautifully written story of courage, love, and new beginnings. Author Lori Benton introduces us to a great cast of characters while keeping the action strong in every vividly drawn scene. Burning Sky had me reading deep into the night to see if Willa would find a way to leave her unhappy past behind and open her heart to love again. Highly recommended to fiction lovers everywhere." —Ann H. Gabhart, author of Angel Sister, The Outsider, and other stories "An authentic rendering of frontier life, full of heart and hope. Burning Sky takes the reader on a vivid journey into New Yorks wilderness at a time when cultures collided and lives were forever changed. A memorable debut!" —Laura Frantz, author of The Colonels Lady and Loves Reckoning "Easily the best debut novel Ive ever read. Burning Sky is a powerful account of a white woman born Wilhelmina Obenchain who lived as Burning Sky, a daughter of a Mohawk clan. Lori Benton writes with a colorful, spirited pen. Her distinct and compelling voice seizes the reader and holds them captive until the last line of this remarkable book." —Bonnie Leon, author of the Sydney Cove series and Alaskan Skies series "By turns exciting and heart-wrenching, Burning Sky is a deeply engaging story with a tender, thoughtful heart." —Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series "In this classical frontier adventure, Lori Benton brings to readers a journey of the heart. Burning Sky is a vivid portrait of life in post-Revolutionary War New York. Ms. Bentons prose is beautifully written, with a romantic edge reminiscent of The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer, but with a bold heroine whose struggles through the harsh realities of life in the wilderness bring her to the realization there is something greater than herself." —Rita Gerlach, author of the Daughters of the Potomac series and other inspirational fiction "There are any number of novelists who can make history come to life, but Lori Benton does so with writing so beautiful that you wish the story would never end. From the first line to the last, her characters and story transported me. Take notice, friends; Lori isnt just a novelist. Shes an artist. I cant wait for her next book." —Karen Ball, award-winning editor and best-selling author of Shattered Justice "Lori does an incredible job of using the characters, the setting, and the scene to wash the reader into the storys flow. Burning Sky is captivating from its very first phrase; I sighed and wept with her characters. I yearned for their well-being—and missed them like old friends when I turned the last page. Lori Bentons debut novel is one Ill keep on my shelf to read again. Its that good." —Mesu Andrews, author of Love Amid the Ashes, 2012 ECPA Book of the Year—New Author "Lori Benton expertly and vividly captures the challenges of life on the American frontier in this remarkable debut novel. An unforgettable story of a young womans brave journey to discover not only herself but the God who loves her." —Susan Meissner, author of The Girl in the Glass "Lori Bentons writing is magnetic, drawing you deeper and deeper into her debut novel Burning Sky. The woman who had been Burning Sky has loved two families and lived two lives, and hasnt the strength to care anymore. But when she is needed, her heart is stirred and again threatened by loss. Lori Benton is a word-artist, crafting every captivating line to keep you turning the pages of Burning Sky." —Mona Hodgson, author of the Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series, the Quilted Heart novellas, and Prairie Song Prizes Winner of Christy Awards (First Novel) 2014 Winner of Christy Awards (Book of the Year) 2014 Winner of Christy Awards (Historical) 2014 Commended for Christian Book Award (Fiction) 2014 Commended for INSPYs the Bloggers Awards for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature (Debut Fiction) 2014 Review Quote "Lori Benton gives us seasons in her debut novel Burning Sky. Seasons of planting corn, beans, and pumpkins as backdrops to the ripening and challenges of lives working through chaos after a war and a terrible personal tragedy. The author gives us seasons of the journey through loss, risk, family, and love. The authors voice is mesmerizing with evocative phrases like The air inside the cabin swirled with stale memories, echoes of once-familiar voices trapped within, awaiting her coming to free them. Set on a frontier homestead in New York in 1784, we meet distinctive characters I came quickly to care about. And the promises of the opening poetic question of Burning Sky / Willa, Will the land remember? is answered with passion and grace and the satisfaction of a good harvest. Enjoy this wonderful novel." --Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author of One Glorious Ambition "In Burning Sky, Lori Benton brings to turbulent life the bitter aftermath of the Revolution, when those who fought on opposing sides returned to ravaged homes, soul scarred by horrifying acts they both suffered and committed. With lyrical imagery and finely drawn characters who rise from the page, Burning Sky vividly portrays how God restores the bruised reed and the dimly burning wick and brings new life from the ashes of the past." --J. M. Hochstetler, author of the American Patriot series " Burning Sky is a beautifully written story of courage, love, and new beginnings. Author Lori Benton introduces us to a great cast of characters while keeping the action strong in every vividly drawn scene. Burning Sky had me reading deep into the night to see if Willa would find a way to leave her unhappy past behind and open her heart to love again. Highly recommended to fiction lovers everywhere." --Ann H. Gabhart, author of Angel Sister, The Outsider, and other stories "An authentic rendering of frontier life, full of heart and hope. Burning Sky takes the reader on a vivid journey into New Yorks wilderness at a time when cultures collided and lives were forever changed. A memorable debut!" --Laura Frantz, author of The Colonels Lady and Loves Reckoning "Easily the best debut novel Ive ever read. Burning Sky is a powerful account of a white woman born Wilhelmina Obenchain who lived as Burning Sky, a daughter of a Mohawk clan. Lori Benton writes with a colorful, spirited pen. Her distinct and compelling voice seizes the reader and holds them captive until the last line of this remarkable book." --Bonnie Leon , author of the Sydney Cove series and Alaskan Skies series "By turns exciting and heart-wrenching , Burning Sky is a deeply engaging story with a tender, thoughtful heart." --Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series "In this classical frontier adventure, Lori Benton brings to readers a journey of the heart. Burning Sky is a vivid portrait of life in post-Revolutionary War New York. Ms. Bentons prose is beautifully written, with a romantic edge reminiscent of The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer, but with a bold heroine whose struggles through the harsh realities of life in the wilderness bring her to the realization there is something greater than herself." --Rita Gerlach, author of the Daughters of the Potomac series and other inspirational fiction "There are any number of novelists who can make history come to life, but Lori Benton does so with writing so beautiful that you wish the story would never end. From the first line to the last, her characters and story transported me. Take notice, friends; Lori isnt just a novelist. Shes an artist. I cant wait for her next book." --Karen Ball, award-winning editor and best-selling author of Shattered Justice "Lori does an incredible job of using the characters, the setting, and the scene to wash the reader into the storys flow. Burning Sky is captivating from its very first phrase; I sighed and wept with her characters. I yearned for their well-being--and missed them like old friends when I turned the last page. Lori Bentons debut novel is one Ill keep on my shelf to read again. Its that good." --Mesu Andrews, author of Love Amid the Ashes, 2012 ECPA Book of the Year--New Author "Lori Benton expertly and vividly captures the challenges of life on the American frontier in this remarkable debut novel. An unforgettable story of a young womans brave journey to discover not only herself but the God who loves her." --Susan Meissner, author of The Girl in the Glass "Lori Bentons writing is magnetic, drawing you deeper and deeper into her debut novel Burning Sky. The woman who had been Burning Sky has loved two families and lived two lives, and hasnt the strength to care anymore. But when she is needed, her heart is stirred and again threatened by loss. Lori Benton is a word-artist, crafting every captivating line to keep you turning the pages of Burning Sky. " --Mona Hodgson, author of the Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series, the Quilted Heart novellas, and Prairie Song Excerpt from Book New York Frontier, 1784 The woman who had been Burning Sky had kept off the warrior path that came down from the north through mountains, along the courses of rivers and creeks. Doing so meant traveling slow, over steep ground unfriendly to trudging feet, but she had not wanted to be seen by men on the path. Red men or white men. Shed slept on the cold ground thirteen times before she saw the stone that marked the end of her journey--and the boundary of her papas land, the place she once called home. Time had not dimmed it in her memory. The stone, tall as a man and pointed as a blade, thrust from the crest of a ridge. But with her step quickened and her gaze fixed on it as she neared, she failed to notice the dog slithering out of the laurel thicket below the stone, until the muddy animal stood in her path and showed its teeth. The woman who had been Burning Sky halted, shaken less by the dog than by her own inattention. If Tames-His-Horse had been there, he would have scolded her for it. He was not there, but another was. The sun had slipped from behind clouds and sent a shaft of light lancing down the ridge into the laurels, full across the man lying in the thicket, showing her a booted foot, a length of knee breeches, a hand cradled on the breast of a brown coat. A white hand. She caught her breath, while the blood thundered in her ears. When neither the man nor the dog moved, fear began to sift from her like chaff through a winnowing basket. The dog was only standing guard. But over the living or the dead? It was tempting to assume the latter, but for this: the man lay on her papas side of the boundary stone. The significance of that settled on her, a heavier burden than the long-trail basket shed carried on her back these many days. Maybe the man was dead and it would not matter what she did, but she could not turn her back and walk on as though she had not seen him. There was still the problem of the dog in her way. It was one of those bred for bullying sheep, black and white, rough coated. The English word for it surfaced in her mind: collie. The woman who had been Burning Sky slipped the tumpline from her forehead and the cord loops from her arms, lowering the basket to the ground. She gripped the musket slung at her side, even as she spoke kindly in the language of the People. "You are a good dog, guarding your man. Tohske wahi. It is so?" The collie did not alter its rigid stance. It occurred to her the dog might not know the speech of the Kanienkeh Details ISBN0307731472 Author Lori Benton Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 0307731472 ISBN-13 9780307731470 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-08-06 Short Title BURNING SKY Media Book DEWEY 813.6 Subtitle A Novel of the American Frontier Country of Publication United States Imprint Waterbrook Press Place of Publication Colorado Springs AU Release Date 2013-08-06 NZ Release Date 2013-08-06 US Release Date 2013-08-06 UK Release Date 2013-08-06 Pages 416 Publisher Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137922538;

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