The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series (PDF)

• Paperback
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• The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series
• Bonnie Leon
• English
• 07 June 2019
• 9780989396745

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SUMMARY The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series Bonnie Leon î 1 READ READ Ë The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series Predators starvation and rejection Erik seems to believe in the white man's God the God that crushed Anna's hopes and dreamsCan she accept Erik and his God or will she be alone forev I absolutely loved this book I actually felt as if I was living in the story whilst I was reading it Bonnie Leon is such an amazing story teller and so very talented In this book you will meet a 16yr old native Alaskan girl and her sister who are the sole survivors of a tsunami that destroyed her entire village A travelling American Christian man who s character is so loveable wants to help them find another village to live The story is about them travelling through the Alaskan wilderness experiencing new food culture and learning about a new God I can t say any without giving the story away I also think it s worth mentioning that Bonnie Leon has really done her research in Alaskan culture at the times that the book was set in It was lovely reading the book and learning a bit about Alaskan Natives and how they lived Big thumbs up on this beautiful book and story

SUMMARY The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series Bonnie Leon î 1 READ READ Ë The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series Ne A white skinned blue eyed outsider seems to want to help but Anna mistrusts Erik and his GodAs the two Alaskan girls and the Norwegian form an unlikely bond they face a long winter Bonnie Leon gracefully weaves a tale of realistic deep characters who experience real life tragedies and triumphs all the while staying true to a culture and time that transports the reader Horrible tragedy leaves Anna and her youngest sister orphaned and destitute The relationship formed between the two moves from sibling to parental in a natural way allowing us to identify with the character on a deeper level Anna has to move beyond her grief for her sister s sake and try to build their lives again When Anna meets Erik a Civil War veteran she s instantly distrustful of the tall foreigner with good reason But Erik proves to be a true friend in their time of great needThe beauty of the Alaskan wilderness and its native people and the occasional ugliness of foreigners looking for uick wealth are shared in a truthful unbiased wayThe author portrays the Aleut culture in a respectful but honest light She does an eually skillful job interweaving the message of the gospel with a su

SUMMARY The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series

SUMMARY The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series Bonnie Leon î 1 READ READ Ë The Journey of Eleven Moons A Novel Northern Lights Series Anna a young Aleutian girl watches in horror as everything and everyone dear to her is swept away in a tsunami Only she and her small sister Iya are left and they must struggle on alo Alaska Who were the first people thereand what did they think of the strange white men who came to their shores to trap animals in the relentless pursuit of furs and later goldTo a young native woman in the wake of the tsunami that has killed everyone but herself and her sister life looks impossible When the strange man from Minnesota comes into her life she is desperate enough to take the chance he offers to travel with him and find a new home somewhere else along the coast to find a new villageThe journey takes eleven moons and the way is hard A young woman angry at God comes to faith in such a realistic portrayal that I inwardly cheered for this author amazingly escaped the trap of preachiness that plagues so many Christian fiction authors I enjoyed learning about a place that I knew little about I loved discovering the characters and exploring a piece of history that is outside the norm of what you see in historical romance This was a good solid story and one I hope to revisit i