Medicine Woman

by Kathleen Eagle

Book Overview

When Kezawin, known to her people as Double Woman Dreamer, first met James Garrett, she believed he'd come to her before-in one of her most troubling dreams. But the strange white man shared her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373286309
• ISBN13: 9780373286300
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

He had come to her in a dream....

FROM THE BACK COVER: "When Kezawin met James Garrett, a strange white man with powerful magic that he called "science," she knew she had seen him before...in a mystic dream. Because of such visions, Kezawin's people called her Double Woman Dreamer. And Lakota legend said that any man she loved would die.... Naturalist James Garrett knew Kezawin wanted him. This beautiful Indian woman had risked her life to save him from brutal death at the hands of her enemies. So why did she deny her feelings? Somehow he had to convince her that their love was strong enough to keep them safe." REVIEWER'S COMMENTS: Published in 1989, this is nevertheless a timeless story of love and learning that is set in the early 1800's, and for me, at least, it never grows old. I have read and re-read this book many times. I find this book slightly different than any other of Kathleen Eagle's books, as it borders on the mystical, yet retains the simplicity of a love story between two people of different backgrounds and cultures who must overcome ignorance and presumptions and truly open their minds to love and to each other. The part where Kezawin walks alone into the camp of an enemy tribe to barter for the life of James Garrett still keeps me reading past my bedtime. For me, this is an enchanting book, full of characters and a way of life that has, sadly, passed. I find myself longing for an opportunity to replay history, to change the way things happened and to appreciate all the good things that Indian culture has to give us. If there were more than five stars available to rate this book, I would give them. This book is a classic love story, but it was an excellent piece of writing as well.