Motivated by a personal desire to reclaim a family legacy that has long been denied, Kiana Sheridan begins investigating her family roots of the Civil War era. As her search grows cold, she enlists the aid of a handsome photojournalist to retrace her ancestors' route to freedom -- leading to a closely guarded mountain village filled with danger and a shocking confrontation that has waited over a century to begin!
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Each of Bunkley's novels has dealt with the historical legacy of African Americans-Black Gold with black landowners in Texas in the early 1900s, and Wild Embers with African Americans in WWII. Here, taking up the issue of reparations for exploited black folk artists, she limns a contemporary black woman's search for her roots. Kiana Sheridan's faltering dissertation research leaps forward when she uncovers her deceased mother's family narrative. Convinced that an ancestor was Soddy Russell, an artisan whose work has begun to command record prices, she joins a Smithsonian tour she hopes will prove her case-only to learn, in D.C., that the trip has been canceled. Intrigued by Kiana's project, however, tour guide Rex Tandy agrees to lead her on a solo tour. Before departing for Tennessee, Kiana visits her stepsister Ida, who is deeply envious of Kiana despite a powerful job and her engagement to a rising black congressman. As Kiana grows suspicious of the sudden infusion of "Soddy Glass" into the art market, Ida-who commissions fakes that inflate prices-pursues desperate measures to prevent her carefully constructed world from collapsing. Meanwhile, a parallel subplot, set mostly during the Civil War, details the perseverance and courage of Kiana's ancestors, slave couple Adi and Price; while back in the present, Rex finds his growing romantic interest in Kiana distracting him from the troubles of his delinquent brother. Bunkley's lively characters, as well as her research into the question of reparation, elevate this tale above a standard romantic melodrama-but there's plenty of desire and danger here, too.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Bill Malone is a lonely, broken-spirited college biology teacher and single parent. His daughter, Allison, is frightened by the depths of his despair. In Bill's younger days, he was an ardent falconer. Now, Brendan Prairie in the Black Hills region of South Dakota is his only place of retreat. When condominium developers take over Brendan Prairie and one of them dies in a suspicious accident, Bill is among the list of suspects. Former girlfriend Margaret Adamson, a federal wildlife agent, comes to town and is soon caught up in Bill's life and problems. Whether rescuing an injured falcon or meditating on his own injured past, Bill emerges as a sensitive, complex character. With some low-key whodunit tension, plenty of ecological zeal, and a dash of romance, Brendan Prairie welcomes readers to its endangered landscape. Falconry was also at the heart of an earlier nonfiction book by O'Brien, The Rites of Autumn (Atlantic Monthly, 1988). For most popular collections.?Keddy Ann Outlaw, Harris Cty. P.L., Houston
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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ANOTHER EXCELLENT NOVEL BY MS. BUNKLEY!,
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This review is from: Starlight Passage: 0A Novel (Hardcover)
I HAVE READ MS. BUNKLEY'S OTHER NOVELS, BLACK GOLD AND WILD EMBERS AS WELL. AS IN THE OTHER 2 NOVELS, MS. BUNKLEY CAN TRULY MAKE HISTORY COME TO LIFE. THE READER CAN HARDLY PUT ANY OF HER NOVELS DOWN. THEY ARE DEFINITELY PAGE-TURNERS. WHILE READING HER NOVELS, THE READER ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE THEY ARE THERE WITH THE CHARACTERS. MS. BUNKLEY, KEEP WRITING BLACK HISTORICAL FICTION WHERE ONE CANNOT PUT THE BOOKS DOWN.
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Excellent . . .Suspenseful you won't put it down!,
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This review is from: Starlight Passage (Paperback)
This was an excellent book. The characters were real! There is action in every chapter. The author keeps you turning pages. It also gives life to history. It's the kind of book that keeps you wanting more. This author is truly gifted. This is how a book should be, it keeps you going. Never a dull moment!
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Anita's Best Work Yet,
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This review is from: Starlight Passage: 0A Novel (Hardcover)
I have had the pleasure of reading all of Anita 's books, and I can say without a shadow of a doubt, Starlight Passage is my favorite. Once again her flair to place you in the book is ever present. Kiana in search for the knowledge of her ancestors, I was her co-pilot. I never want her books to end. This is truly a must read.!!!
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