Mohawk Woman (Iroquois Series) - Softcover

Riefe, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812548027 ISBN 13: 9780812548020

Publisher: Tor Books, 1996

Synopsis

The third novel in the author's Iroquois series, set in the early eighteenth century, follows the struggle of Singing Brook to save her husband, a Native American prisoner of war named Sky Toucher, from execution for treason. Reprint.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

Impressive knowledge of Native American culture and tradition coexists with a formulaic plot in Riefe's third installment (after The Woman Who Fell from the Sky and For Love of Two Eagles) in her series about the downfall of the Iroquois during the battle for North America between the English and the French in the early 1700s. The tale opens with the travails of a pair of young Mohawk lovers, Sky Toucher and Singing Brook, whose romance breaks the tribe's tradition of arranged marriage. Shortly after they defy that tradition and marry, Sky Toucher is enlisted by the English as a scout. When he's captured in French territory and taken to Quebec, his bride attempts a perilous mid-winter rescue mission against the advice of almost everyone in the tribe. Riefe adds nothing substantially new to the timeless tale of young lovers who defy custom to be together, and the only variation from the standard rescue yarn is the gender switch. But her ability to weave historical detail into her narrative often animates her otherwise cliched plot and characters.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

In the third in her Iroquois series, Riefe turns her focus to Singing Brook of the Mohawk tribe. Margaret, the heroine of Woman Who Fell from the Sky (LJ 6/15/94) and For Love of Two Eagles (Forge, 1995), is a tangential character here. Singing Brook defies all for her husband, Sky Toucher, even rescuing him from the dreaded French and their Indian allies after he is captured during Queen Anne's War in 1710. Indian history, lore, and craft vie with romance for primacy in this violent and bloody tale. The tribes' treatment at the hands of both the English and French is realistic and their reactions are credible. Riefe has done her research on the tribes and the times, but her use of difficult Mohawk words, even though they are quickly translated, slows the intensity of the action. Nevertheless, this is an exciting tale. Recommended for popular fiction collections.
Andrea Lee Shuey, Dallas P.L.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812548027
• ISBN 13: 9780812548020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432