When the Stars Danced [Paperback]

Crying Wind (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

Picking up where MY SEARCHING HEART leaves off, this book continues Crying Wind's story of sorrow turned to laughter and mourning to dancing. Feel her pain as she encounters the painful traumas along her journey. Crying Wind's whimsical writing has endeared her to her readers. "...we humans are all so much the same and our families everywhere come home at night and ask the same thing, 'Well, what's for supper?'"

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Once again, the storyteller weaves stories of laughter and love, family and faith...we dance along with the stars..."

"Her stories are funny, sad, happy, tragic, but through them all there is this simple trust in God."

About the Author

Born to a white father who disappeared before she arrived, and to a Kickapoo-Navajo mother who left her at birth, Crying Wind constantly heard that her life was worthless. She had few meaningful relationships beyond a grandmother who gave her a strong sense of her Navajo heritage and an uncle who shared his thoughts and restlessness.

An artist and writer, Crying Wind is the mother of four grown children. She currently lives on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Intertribal Christian Communication (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0920379192
• ISBN-13: 978-0920379196
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Crying Wind Master Storyteller, February 13, 2002

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Christian Observer (Manassas, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When the Stars Danced (Paperback)

Many readers are familiar with Crying Wind's first two books, Crying Wind and My Searching Heart. This volume continues the story of her life. Crying Wind is a master story teller who uses her Native American background to bring truth and beauty to a story of laughter, pain, joy, adventure. Crying Wind's story is witness to the way God spans time and cultures with His love. Parents and children alike will enjoy this account of how Little Antilope, Lost Deer, Snow Cloud, and Spring Cloud grew up in their dual world with their parents Crying Wind and Don Stafford. Crying Wind tells her story compellingly, beautifully including how she adjusted to life afer Don's sudden death. This is a book for those who have seeking hearts, and all who enjoy beauty. The testimony to the strength of faith has never been more forcefully presented.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book, November 24, 2005

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Sonny L (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: When the Stars Danced (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this third enstallment by Crying Wind. This volume is more like a collection of stories rather than a direct narrative like the other two, "Crying Wind" and "My Searching Heart." I love the stories about people, like her best friend Polly Holly Rooney with whom she made a zillion sour pickles. Also old Miss Neal, the only one to remember Mark (her sweet heart) as he was before he died in World War I, and never gave up believing he would come back. I love the tender spiritual observations she draws from life. "I never come away from God with an empty bucket..." and "Trust is a blind horse running at breakneck speed with a young boy on his back." This is a very worthwhile book, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

5.0 out of 5 stars I Want More Books by Crying Wind, April 7, 2009

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Joan Carringer "author" (Marble, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Stars Danced (Paperback)

I read the original book CRYING WIND several years ago. In fact, I've read it many times, it's that good. Then I bought MY SEARCHING HEART and was very excited when I learned there was another WHEN THE STARS DANCED. It took a long time to get it but it was worth the wait. Wish there were some way I could get in touch with this wonderful Christian Indian woman and tell her how inspired I am from her books and I sure hope that someday there will be another. I would recommend these three books to everyone who needs some true inspiration.