Wishes on Water [Mass Market Paperback]

Dana George (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843954493
• ISBN-13: 978-0843954494
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,960,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding Book!, November 16, 2004

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Real Reader (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wishes on Water (Mass Market Paperback)

I NEVER read romance. I've just never enjoyed the genre, but I picked this one up (despite the cover) while on vacation. I may have to eat my words about romance but I really loved this story. I was hooked by the third or fourth chapter and was irritated anytime I had to lay it down.

The relationship between the two main characters, Sadie and Mac, was honestly one of the best I've ever read. They didn't just look at each other and fall in love, but they developed a realistic relationship that led to some smoldering encounters. The kids were great, not at all cutesy. Best of all, I was suprised by the twist and turns in the story.

If anyone asks I'll tell them that I loved this book because it's a historical, and honestly, I did enjoy learning more about the Sioux and how the settlers scrambled to live. The Sioux's story about broke my heart, but helped me understand the historical context a little more.

This book is a keeper! I'd recommend it to anyone. My husband just finished reading it and said that he was surprised by how entertained he was.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real page-turner!!!, October 8, 2004

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Susan S (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wishes on Water (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought this book was excellent! The first half was about Mac & Sadie, and their reluctance to love one another. I can completely relate to her feelings of inadequacy. I wondered what could make up the second half of the book, because, by the middle, they were happily married.

Naturally, her dead husband wasn't so dead, and came back to torment her, but that wasn't what made the book for me.

The Indian massacre was dreadful. Just reading and getting a mental image of what happened was shocking. I was thrilled when I got to the author's note and discovered it was a true story. Afterwards, I did some minor research, and found that almost everything in the book was truth. All the names, except for Mac & Sadie, and their little family, were straight from the pages of Iowa History. I was amazed at how the author integrated her love story into such a horribly REAL event. And, according to what little I read, she did it with eerie accuracy.

Hats off to Dana George. A wonderfully written book! I highly recommend it to any lover of historical romances.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Historical Romance!, May 19, 2007

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Mike and Shannon "music & books" (Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wishes on Water (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to say that this is one of the best books that I have ever read. I am a regular reader of historical romance novels, especialy the western and indian books. Any way this book had actual historical facts in the book of an event that took place. After reading this book I did more research on the Spirit Lake Massacre. Yes there are some graphic, horrible spots in the book, but it is part of history. It may make you so mad you never want to read the book again, or like me it will stay in your mind forever. The romance between the two main charaters were not part of the historical event, the writer just added them to the story.