Dawn Wind

by Christina Savage

novel by Dawn Wind by Christina Savage.

Genres: Historical

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Pseudonym for Kerry Newcomb.
Also wrote as Shana Carrol.

Reviews

[Caralyn Rubli · Rating 2 out of 5]

It could have been a really good book. Ship yards, civil war, interracial relationships........Unfortunately the author decided to follow the dull story threads and not the interesting ones. And rushed to jam it all together at the end.

[Chrisangel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off good, then took a quick nosedive. How many times must that old plotline be rehashed, where the h and H are too stubborn to work out their differences, the H has too much pride, the h has too little faith, then the h discovers she's pregnant and marries the boring OM so baby won't be a bastard? Well, here it is again, ad nauseum! And that's when I stopped reading.

How about - for a refreshing change - a h who braves society's stigma and determines to raise her child on her own, without resorting to that ruse of young widow, and come what may, sticks to her guns until the inevitable confrontation with the H? Use your literary imaginations more creatively, for crying out loud!

A pity, because the background of the events leading to the Civil War, the shipping business, and the running of a plantation (not to mention the slavery issue) would have made for a great novel, if done properly. Instead, it became another DNF.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it