She Who Remembers, by Linda Lay Shuler
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She Who Remembers, by Linda Lay Shuler
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In an ancient time of fear and superstition, she stood apart because of her unusual blue eyes. In a land of great stone cities and trackless wilderness, she sought her own unique path. But it was with the clan that accepted her ― and in the heart of the magic man who saved her ― that she found her ultimate destiny. Her name was Kwani. But legend would call her She Who Remembers...
She Who Remembers, by Linda Lay Shuler- Amazon Sales Rank: #5364071 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-15
- Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 2
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x .68" w x 5.25" l,
- Running time: 18 Hours
- Binding: MP3 CD
From Publishers Weekly Set in the American Southwest during the 13th century, Shuler's absorbing first novel portrays Kwani, an intrepid young Pueblo Indian of the Anasazi tribe whose fortitude is severely tested. The daughter of a Viking invader, Kwani is exiled from her clan because her blue eyes mark her as a witch. She is found by Kokopelli, a charismatic Toltec nobleman renowned as a magician, teacher and healer. Dazzled by his mystique, Kwani willingly accompanies Kokopelli to the Eagle Clan's encampment, where he makes her his mate, later leaving her with the tribe during his arduous winter travels. Kwani assumes the honorary title of She Who Remembers, keeper of tribal secrets and spiritual powers. Once again, however, she is accused of being a witch and is driven away just as Kokopelli returns. Together, they set off on a hazardous trek, in which they encounter other men who desire Kwani and her mystic powers. The plot sometimes moves slowly, and, aside from Kwani, the characterizations are superficial. Nevertheless, Shuler's exhaustive research lends authenticity to her vivid, fascinating descriptions of Indian society and culture. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal A compelling story of tribal life in the American Southwest in the late 13th century. Kwani, a young woman of the Anasazi tribe believed to be a witch by her own people, is rescued by Kokopelli, a legendary figure who trades among the tribes, and taken to the cliff dwellings of the Eagle Clan, and later to his Toltec village. Thought to possess mystical powers, Kwani inherits the role of "She Who Remembers," a revered woman responsible for passing on tribal memories. Kwani's story has an abundance of adventure but is especially interesting for its depiction of customs and rituals and village relationships. It should appeal to those who enjoy Jean Auel's novels. Recommended. Ellen Kaye Stoppel, Drake Univ. Law Lib., Des MoinesCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review "The Novel Of America'S Prehistory... [A] Compelling Story Of Love And Adventure." "Accomplished and entertaining."
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46 of 50 people found the following review helpful. Enjoyable, but too many details and some of them wrong By A Customer Linda Lay Shuler is often compared to Jean M. Auel - author of the tales of prehistoric Wonder Woman Ayla. It is true that both center their books around a strong woman, that the spiritual world is an important element and that both enjoy packing their stories with details on everyday processes such as how to grind corn, how to make herbal tea, how to weave a basket, how to treat menstrual flow, diseases etc.However, Jean M. Auel can get away with being a bit inaccurate here and there. A story that takes place several thousand years ago leaves space for a few colourful additions to make the story more entertaining.Linda Lay Shuler has written a book about life in what is now New Mexico a couple of centuries before Colombus. And she has clearly set out to make her description of the pueblos of Mesa Verde as accurate as possible. The list of sources is vast. That leaves less space for the author to treat the historical material casually, and it seems to me that Linda Lay Shuler generally tends to stick pretty much to fact or at least to what seems credible. Her main character, the pueblo woman Kwani, is not a semi-goddess like Ayla. She is beautiful, she is strong but she doesn't ride around on lions while she treats rheumatism with one hand and slays a mammoth with the other.Kwani has blue eyes from the Viking forefathers that "discovered" America long before Colombus, and sets out to find a mysterious blue-eyed tribe far to the East to get protection. Her eyes have caused her to be cast out from her tribe, accused of witchery.Her travel turns out to be at least as much an inwards journey as an exhausting, often very dangerous, meeting with harsh nature, tribes suspicious of her blue eyes and jealous of her beaty and men that seem to either hate or love her. Some of them both.The story of Kwani's change from an unsecure outcast to a self-assured woman of power in close contact with the spiritual world is to me the story's most satisfying aspect, more so because it seems enti! rely credible. The description of the different tribes also avoids the danger of being too rosy. They quarrel, they fight, they gossip as well as talk to spirits and hunt buffalo.However, I found some of the details too elaborate. Not only are some of them unessarily long, but now and again they also tend to break the flow of the story itself - something an author should do only with extreme care and for better reasons than insight on pueblo handicraft if it doesn't help the story along. This has all the markings of "look at all the research I've done to get it just right".Well, some of it isn't right. I am not an expert on ancient Native Americans but, being Danish, I do know about culture in the Scandinavian countries.According to Linda Lay Shuler the story takes place in the late 13th Century. In the story Kwani meets the Viking Thorvald - an uncivilized Northener that seems to want only to rape the women and steal the treasures of the tribes - a man that despises the spirit world and only believes in his own cruel Norse gods.That part annoys me immensely. The Vikings were long gone in the year 1270. They hadn't existed for close to 200 years. All the Scandinavian countries were christened and had been for more than 200 years. Actually, the church had so much power at the time that it caused some fairly lively years not long after as the kings tried to get some of the influence back.The description of Thorvald the Viking would be more accurate had the story taken place before or just around the year 1000 and even then there would be very few brutes like him around. In the year 1270 it is a gross anachronism and an annoying one as Linda Lay Shuler seems to have gone to extremes in her effort to do justice to Native Americans.Having said so I will still recommend "She who remembers". It is entertaining, hard to put down, you get involved with the characters - and you can start your own "how to live the pueblo way"-course afterwards.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful. very engaging By Joy Johnson This is one of those books you just can't put down because you just gotta see what's going to happen next. By looking at her references in the back, I can tell Shuler did a lot of research for this book. Although many will say, that this book is not historically accurate. So who cares? We all need a little fantasy and imagination in our lives. What is the definition of fiction anyway? I would descibe this book as a mix of a historical novel that reads as a romance novel, a suspense novel, and even an erotic novel at times. This book is a must read. Actually, I just bought the second book today and plan on reading all three in the series.
39 of 44 people found the following review helpful. She Who Remembers By PonderinStuff This is quite possibly the best book I've ever read. "Let the Drum Speak" and "Voice of the Eagle" (which were written by the same author) were very good also. But "She Who Remembers" is my favorite in this series. As a matter of fact, I liked it so well that I've read it numerous times while waiting for something new to come out by Linda Lay Shuler. The reader is transported to another time and place and we hear a wonderful, intricate, and compelling story about the people living in that time and place. The book has many elements including adventure, romance, deceit and female rivalry. Reviews of many other books state "this book was hard to put down" but that statement is an especially fitting description of "She Who Remembers". I liked it even better than Jean Auel's books which is really saying something!
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