Under a Lakota Moon

by Deborah L. Weikel

Book Overview

As a divorcee in 1870 St. Louis, Rosalynn McAllister is a branded woman. When she is presented with the opportunity for a new life with her sister's family in Peaceful, Minnesota, Rosalynn believes it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935217186
• ISBN13: 9781935217183
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Walnut Springs Press
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

It is a quick read and very "clean."

In the 1800s divorced women carried a stigma. Her heroine in Under A Lakota Moon is divorced. Rosalynn McAllister leaves St. Louis for Peaceful, Minnesota to start a new life with her sister's family. She believes God has a plan for her life and this is part of it. When she arrives in Peaceful she finds it is anything but peaceful. Her sister has run off, her brother in law is dead and her niece and nephew are living with the local minister. As a single woman she cannot get custody of the children. She and her brother in laws brother marry to obtain custody. Lone Wolf Lawson has long been persecuted for his Indian heritage. Rosalynn and Lawson are attracted to each other but both have trust issues. Under A Lakota Moon is a character study of Rosalynn. Her ex husband was abusive. She carried demons of mistrust with her. I enjoyed this book. It is a quick read and very "clean." The author was very careful to avoid foul language or inappropriate behavior on the part of the main characters. I appreciate that in a book.

Excellent book!!!

This book was such a good read!! I borrowed it from my mom and loved it so much that I want to have a copy of my own. It is one that I think that I could read over and over. I stayed up really late reading this book because I couldn't put it down. I had never heard of this author before so when I finished I looked her up and found that this was her first book written. I thought she did a great job and hope that she writes many more!!

Lakota Moon

This novel is set in the 1870s which was difficult for me to get into at first because I have no romanticized ideas regarding the past. The lead female is a divorced woman with two children and she is shunned by everyone and is an outcast living with her unwed aunt. Rosalynn gets a desperate letter from her estranged sister to come to Peaceful, Minnesotta. When they get to Minnesota they find a half Lakota gentleman named Lone Wolf living where her sister should be. The book is about falling in love after tremendous hurt and trusting again. The story is well written but I think I would have died if I lived in 1870 with how proper and hidden everyones feelings are. I kept screaming in my head, "Just tell him you love him. Reach out and touch him. Anything." The story gets really good towards the end when some outside conflict threatens to tear the family apart. Roslynn deals with persecution because she is divorced and Lone Wolf deals with persecution because he is part Indian. They try to figure out if they can trust each other and love despite all the negativity from the world and their past experiences. This is a good read once you get into the 1870s mind frame. Times were slower then.