![]() ![]() The author made it all come alive through the power of the written word in a very easy-to-read style. That woman, Chagak, lived in a primitive time consisting of warrior tribes, legends, crude customs, myths, and magic, but also love, family ties, and community. Over the course of nine years she studied, researched and lived in her creative mind the tale of a long ago culture in Alaska, focusing on one Aleut woman’s struggle to survive and overcome a very harsh reality. To say that Sue Harrison wrote an amazing prehistoric fiction novel scarcely describes what she masterfully accomplished. At the writing of this review, having just finished reading it I’m barely back to the here-and-now, and the story of Chagak is still fresh in my mind. To be honest, I hardly know what to say about this book. Mother Earth Father Sky is the first book in a trilogy that takes us into the lives of an ancient North American people in Alaska. After the interview (coming January 17) she will be giving away one of her books to one of you – winner’s choice which title! □īook: Mother Earth Father Sky Author: Sue Harrison Publisher: Doubleday Date: June 1990 Genre: Prehistoric fiction Pages: 313, hardcover Price: US $19.95 CDN $24.95 My rating: Amazing, startling, satisfying read I am re-posting because I have had the pleasure of an interview with the author, Sue Harrison. ![]() ![]() This is a slightly edited repeat, first posted June 24, 2011. ![]()
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