Just a few days after she gives birth alone in the Northwoods, a recently widowed young Chippewa woman stumbles into a nearby lumber camp in search of refuge and sustenance. Come summer, the camp owner sends Skypilot, his most trusted friend, to accompany Moon Song and her baby on the long and treacherous journey back to her people. But when tragedy strikes off the shore of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness, Moon Song and Skypilot must depend on each other for survival. With every step they take into the forbidding woods, they are drawn closer together, until the tough questions must be asked. Will she leave her culture to enter his? Will he leave his world to enter hers? Or will they walk away from a love that seems too complicated to last? With evocative descriptions of a breathtaking landscape, Under a Blackberry Moon will sweep readers into a wild realm where beauty masks danger and only the truly courageous survive, even as the sweet love story along the way tightly grips their hearts.
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Summary
Artfully written, gracefully presented and deservedly earning five stars! \"Under a Blackberry Moon\" is not only a wonderful story, but a stirring commentary on American history; in particular the manner in which our Native Americans were misunderstood, underestimated and poorly treated. Serena Miller skillfully deposits nuggets of truth into fiction while fashioning an exceptional book filled with courage, adventure, perseverance, and nonconventional romance; which by the way, is breathtaking. Skypilot volunteers to accompany his young friend, Moon Song and her infant son back to her native tribe, when a steam ship disaster catapults them into the Michigan wilderness. Moon Song uses her incredible knowledge of the area and the woods in which they find themselves, to save their lives and that of an American woman who survived the incident. As they travel closer to their destination, the two find themselves in an impossible predicament when Skypilot prepares to release Moon Song into her future; without him. Can a white preacher turned lumberman turned teacher and a beautiful ,young, but emotionally wounded Indian woman, share true love? Will Moon Song's tragic past remain an insurmountable barrier? And will she ever be able to share the Savior that Skypilot holds so dear? It is an intoxicating story.