The Orenda
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A visceral portrait of life at a crossroads, The Orenda opens with a brutal massacre and the kidnapping of the young Iroquois Snow Falls, a spirited girl with a special gift. Her captor, Bird, is an elder and one of the Huron Nation's great warriors and statesmen. It has been years since the murder of his family and yet they are never far from his mind. In Snow Falls, Bird recognizes the ghost of his lost daughter and sees the girl possesses powerful magic that will be useful to him on the troubled road ahead. Bird’s people have battled the Iroquois for as long as he can remember, but both tribes now face a new, more dangerous threat from afar.
Christophe, a charismatic Jesuit missionary, has found his calling amongst the Huron and devotes himself to learning and understanding their customs and language in order to lead them to Christ. An emissary from distant lands, he brings much more than his faith to the new world.
As these three souls dance each other through intricately woven acts of duplicity, small battles erupt into bigger wars and a nation emerges from worlds in flux.
Customer Reviews
The Orenda
Second of his books I've read and both are packed with people and situations to make you glad your living in the 20th century.
The Orenda
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, because it contained all the attributes of a great novel. It has wonderful character development, a fast-paced and intriguing plot, wonderful imagery coupled with vivid descriptions of the landscape of the day and an insight as to what a hard life it was for the Indians, the priests and the explorers of the day. Well researched and evocative, Boyden's Orenda will be enjoyed for decades to come.