Fire Cloud by Cassie Edwards
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(Mass Market Paperback)
- Pub. Date: November 2001
- 336pp
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: November 2001
- Publisher: Signet
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 336pp
- ISBN-13: 9780451204561
- ISBN: 0451204565
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight Falcon comes a new Indian romance set in the lush expanse of the Great Plains-an extraordinary tale of divided loyalties and passionate hearts...
Publishers Weekly
A so-called Indian romance, this saccharine tale stretches the bounds of the believable as eight-year-old Janelle Coolidge, the proper daughter of an affluent family, and 10-year-old Fire Cloud, a Chippewa adopted by a group of Missouri Lakotas, fall instantly in love when they momentarily glimpse each other from a distance. Fifteen years later, they meet again when Fire Cloud, now a handsome young warrior, brings his deaf and mute younger brother to visit a Catholic orphanage run by Janelle's aunt, Sister Mary Ann. Janelle, now a beautiful, gently raised young woman, has fled to the convent to prevent an odious marriage arranged by her widowed father. Janelle and Fire Cloud quickly renew and consummate their love, meeting only acceptance from Sister Mary Ann and the Lakota tribe. Janelle's father, however, violently opposes their union, and he concocts a harebrained scheme to abduct Janelle and hold her prisoner until she promises to forget Fire Cloud. A minor plot involving Fire Cloud's brother and his Lakota friends lends some depth to this sweet bit of fluff, but Edwards's (Passion's Fire, etc.) simplified portrayal of life in 19th-century America, coupled with a ham-handed plot and cartoon-like villains, does little to enhance this novel's appeal. (Nov. 6) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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That is, 0 stars!by Anonymous
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February 06, 2002: If you enjoy elementary school level literature, buy this book. If it were not for the love scenes, it would be quite acceptable and simplistic enough for a 3rd grader. The plot is flimsy, the grammar does not promote good writing, and the characters are not developed. What catholic nun would accept a non-believer, especially a non-christian, into the family? I don't think the Catholic Church would approve. This is just one of the irregularities in this novel. I've thought about throwing this book away, or even burning it, but I think I'll just sell it.
pleasant Indian historical romanceby harstan
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October 24, 2001: In 1853, the Chippewa exile his mother, pregnant with the child of a warrior who is not her husband. With his father dead from the ensuing fight of honor, ten-year-old Fire Cloud accompanies his mother as they leave their Minnesota home. In Missouri the Lakota accept Fire Cloud and his family. After meeting a friendly nun, Fire Cloud encounters the Sister?s niece eight-year old blond hair Janelle Coolidge. Though young, both find the other quite fascinating.
Fifteen years later, neither has forgotten that the first time they met. Now they see each other for the first time as adults and realize the childhood attraction remains stronger than ever. However, her father Virgil would disavow a relationship between his daughter and a savage. When a meteor crashes inside the Lakota village and cures the physical handicaps of Fire Cloud?s half-brother, Virgil plots to steal the rock, complicating the love between his daughter and the Chippewa warrior.
FIRE CLOUD provides Indian romance readers with a deep look at the Lakota lifestyle just after the Civil War when a vast invasion of Christians descend on the tribes in a ?White Man?s Burden? type of way. The main theme of the story line is a powerfully written star-crossed relationship drama. However, several subplots such as the miracle cure take readers away from the shared passion of the likable lead characters. Also Virgil, surrounded by very sincere non-prejudicial females, seems a bit of a stretch to be called a bigot. Still due to her lead duet and the insightful historical references, Cassie Edwards furbishes an Indian historical romance that will provide much pleasure to readers.
Harriet Klausner
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