Dream WeaverFans of Jean Auel will love this series that began with "Picture Maker," a book called "an absorbing adventure tale...brought to life through the eyes of [Spinka's] courageous heroine," "Library Journal" crowned it "absolutely fascinating." "Publishers Weekly" called Picture Maker "an absorbing adventure tale...brought to life through the eyes of [Spinka's] courageous heroine." "Library Journal" crowned it "absolutely fascinating." Now Penina Keen Spinka once again sweeps readers back nearly a thousand years...to a time when the Vikings crossed the vast oceans in search of a new homeland, and a place--the majestic wilds of North America--bitterly divided by blood and war. In the four years since Picture Maker and her loved ones were driven north, many changes have come to a people and a land. The long, arduous journey that took Picture Maker from a young Indian separated from her tribe to a bride of Halvard has come to an end. It falls to Halvard and their daughter, Ingrid, an emerging woman, to return to Greenland and reclaim their home. Here, their Norse traditions are rejected by the newly Christian community, where an infestation of beautiful rare butterflies has resulted in plunder and bloodshed. Forced to wander once more, the family takes refuge with the Inuits, who have proven to be allies in the past. But Ingrid, answering the powerful call of her mother's blood, soon embarks on another journey-one that takes her to a far-off land, where her true destiny awaits. Breathtaking in scope and historical detail, this is a sprawling adventure in the grand tradition of Jean M. Auel and Jane Smiley by a gifted author who writes "unique and remarkable stories" (Anna LeeWaldo, author of "Circle of Stones" and "Sacajawea"). |
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