Mother Earth Father Sky

Posted on 09 October 2018 by Sue Harrison

In a time before history, in a harsh and beautiful land near the top of the world, womanhood comes cruelly and suddenly to beautiful, young Chagak Surviving the brutal massacre of her tribe, she sets out across the icy waters off Ameria s northwest coast on an astonishing odyssey that will reveal to Chagak powerful secrets of the earth and sky and the mysteries of love and loss. Download Mother Earth Father Sky Author Sue Harrison – kino-fada.fr Mother Earth Father Sky is the first book in a trilogy that takes us into the lives of an ancient North American people in Alaska If that sounds boring, don t be fooled.To be honest, I hardly know what to say about this book At the writing of this review first posted on my blog , having just finished reading it I m barely back to the here and now, and the story of Chagak is still fresh in my mind To say that Sue Harrison wrote an amazing prehistoric fiction novel scarcely describes what she Mother Earth Father Sky is the first book in a trilogy that takes us into...Set in 7056 BC, this was a fascinating look at the prehistoric inhabitants of the Aleutian Islands I learned quite a bit about their customs, beliefs and hardships, which is what I liked most about this book I loved reading about the survival skills and the respect the people had towards nature and all its gifts I admired the young teenage girl, Chagak, who lost her entire family during a massacre of her village at the beginning of the book She showed such strength and determination The old Set in 7056 BC, this was a fascinating look at the prehistoric inhabitants of the Aleutian Islands I learned quite a bit about their customs, beliefs and hardships, which is what I liked most about this book I loved reading about the survival skills and the respe...This is the first book in one of my most favorite series in the world And the first time I truly fell in love with a book I read this when I was a teenager and I still often go back to reread it In fact, this may be my favorite story the trilogy as a whole I was fortunate to have a good boyfriend who bought me the three hardcovers signed by the author especially for my birthday Chagak, the main character, lives in a world about 9000 years ago in the frigid Aleutian islands off the coast o This is the first book in one of my most favorite series in the world And the first time I truly fell in love with a book I read this when I was a tee...I read this book about 15 years ago and loved it The author spent 4 years researching the Aleut people and then put together a fabulous trilogy Her writing is excellent visual, and I fell right into the book I had trouble fi...3 1 2 starsThis is a story of Chagak, a young woman who at the brink of womanhood, loses her entire tribe to a group of killers known as the Short Ones Along with her infant brother she tries to find a way to survive Woman are not hunters in this civilization, their spirit is not strong enough, so when Chagak lands on a beach that belongs to an old man called Shuganan, her hopes o...A decent stone age novel, at last I have to say I really rather enjoyed this one It opened strongly, grabbing onto my interest, and it kept a hold of it by addingtwists and obstacles that got me desperately rooting for the protagonist, Chagak, and wanting to find out the resolution The descriptions are vivid without being overly long and in this respect Mother Earth Father Sky is, I would say, better than Clan of the Cave Bear Speaking of Clan of the Cave Bear, I think the two books A decent stone age novel, at last I have to say I really rather enjoyed this one It opened strongly, grabbing onto my interest, and it kept a hold of it by addingtwists and obstacles that got me desperately rooting for the protagonist, Chagak, and wanting to find out the resolution The descriptions are vivid without being overly long and in this respect Mother Earth Father Sky is, I would say, better than Clan of the Cave Bear Speaking of Clan of the Cave Bear, I think the two books are definitely comparable in quality and when I say that I refer only to the first book, not the later book s in Jean Auel s series Both feature compelling plots with plenty of obstacles to overcome, although this book may have the edge in beingconcisely expre...I won t summarize this book since others have written some very good synopses already I ll just talk about what grabbed me.Harrison s rich prose describes a civilization she has obviously researched very carefully I was caught up right away in the lives of a Native American tribe and enjoying the read when BANG the end of the first chapter one stuns you as though someone swung a whalebone club over your head From then on, the tension never lets up as the main character Chagak struggles to su I won t summarize this book since others have written some very good synopses already I ll just talk about what grabbed me.Harrison s rich prose describes a civilization she has obviously researched very carefully I was caught up right away in the lives of a Native American tribe and enjoying the read when BANG the end of the first chapter one stuns you as though someone swung a whalebone club over your head From the...Being a fantasy lover, I chose this book to take a break from my usual genre I remembered liking Island of the Blue Dolphins and Sweetgrass as a child so I thought I would like this one Though, my interest was low in the beginning, I m so glad I stuck with it Nearing...Find this and other reviews at are for a hard sell for me I don t know why, but they are difficult for me to get into so when I manage to find one that holds my interest, I tend to take notice which brings me to Mother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison Like Song of the River, this piece is character heavy, but what is so remarkable is how distinct, well rounded and realistic each cast member feels I can t imagine what goes into painting the Find this and other reviews at are for a hard sell for me I don t know why, but they are difficult for me to get into so when I manage to find one that holds my interest, I tend to take notice which brings me to Mother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison Like Song of the River, this piece is character heavy, but what is so remarkable is how distinct, well rounded and realistic each cast member feels I can t imagine what goes into painting the motivations, personality and em...In a time before history, in a harsh and beautiful land near the top of the world, womanhood comes cruelly and suddenly to beautiful, young Chagak Survivingthe brutal massacre of her tribe, she sets out across the icy waters off Ameria s northwest coast on an astonishing odyssey that will reveal to Chagak powerfulsecrets of the earth and sky and the mysteries of love and loss.At first I compared this book to the Clan of the Cave Bear series, but with arealistic heroine But those compa In a time before history, in a harsh and beautiful land near the top of the world, womanhood comes cruelly and suddenly to bea...

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09 October 2018

Sue Harrison