Ride the Wind

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Summary: You can't put it down...
Review: The action starts on page one and never stops! The author has really done her homework on the incredible historical, cultural details in this moving saga of Cynthia Ann Parker, mother of the famous Quanah Parker. Most of the story takes place within the setting of the Comanche's daily life, in intricate, colorful detail, in the free and innocent times before the white man came and destroyed them. We come to understand everything about this free and proud people...as does Cynthia Ann. It is also a gripping love story that will leave you weeping all over the page. This one needs to be made into a movie in the tradition of "Jeremiah Johnson" !

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Summary: Superb
Review: ' Ride the Wind ' is a superb book, whose author displays a warmth of sensitivy towards Quanah Parker's people, their rich culture, their way of life, which posterity has tended to nullify, indeed villify. Through Lucia St.Clair Robson's remarkable prose, it was not difficult for me to feel a part of their lives. I exulted with them over their joys; I felt saddened in their times of sorrow. An excellent experience, ' Ride the Wind ' was like a breath of fresh air sweeping over the plains, bringing together the earth, man and animals into a common heritage, each drawing on the other's strengths, capitalising on each other's weaknesses.

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Summary: Lucia Robson is a literary genius!
Review: I have had the pleasure of reading every book she has written except "Fearless". I have written to Ms. Robson on occasion and have express to her my love of "Ride the Wind", which I have read about 30 times. She, like the women in her books, is a treasure. She is a brilliant writer, able to express the characters to the point of knowing them personally. "Ride the Wind" is the most brilliant piece I have ever read. To me her writings out-rank Shakespere in the romance/adventure department. Keep up the fantastic work.

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Summary: one of the most touching stories I've ever read,-brilliant !
Review: I never enjoyed more reading a book a couple of times, than "ride the wind". You can almost sense the smell of fire, hear the deep voice of the drumms, and feel the joy and pain "naduah" and the tribe went through! A touching story about true love, nature, fate and a glorious culture, fighting for survival, in times where life still was how it was meant to be! I strongly recomment this book to everyone ,it will make you laugh as well as cry .

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Summary: It made laugh and cry- My favorite book of all times!!!
Review: I read this book when I was about 17, I could not put it down. After many many more books it still remains my #1 favorite. Full of struggle, love, and emotion. This book evokes such feeling within the reader, it is as if you are there too. It sent me on a quest to read more about Native Americans and the struggles of women. Thanks Lucia!!!!!!

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Summary: An oustanding fictional account of a tragic real life event.
Review: I first read this book about 12 years ago. I was so moved by it that I read everything I could on the facts surrounding this story. I researched government records. and first hand accounts, and discovered that Lucia St Clair Robson did an outstanding job of intertwining fiction into real life events!! One of the most amazing things to me was that no one could believe that Cynthia Ann Parker had totally assimilated into the Commanche culture, and was actually happy. They thought she was forced. I thought Ms. St Clair did an excellent job of getting this across to the reader. I applaud her on her thorough research.

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Summary: A book that you will truly want to read again and again.
Review: As you close the final page of this book it is only a matter of time befor you pick it up again. I was 16 when I read the book for the first time, simply to do a book report. Soon after I bought the book and read it again. It has been read so many times that the cover and pages are just about worn out. I have never read a story that has captured my heart and imagination like the story of Ride the Wind. You will laugh, cry and actually feel the joy and pain of the people. If you like to be completly envelloped in a story, please take the time to read this book...thank you Lucia.

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Summary: An excellent story to be enjoyed again and again.
Review: I read this book when I was about 12 years old and I loved it.I lost the book, found it a couple of years later and loved it even more the second time I read it.I've recommended it to a number of people, and plan on reading it again sometime.

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Summary: Not many books have the power this one does
Review: Not only can this book make you feel like you are living the life of the people, but it can also leave you crying long after you have finished the last page. It truely touches your heart. You feel each moment along with Nadauh and the people she comes to call her own. When the Parkers finaly take her back it serves as a painful example of how hatred and racism can easily make people blind to what is best for others. If you want a book that you can't put down until the tearful end this is the book for you.

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Summary: The best book I've ever read.
Review: Ride the Wind is the best book I've ever read. It is a beautiful, touching story, one of love, courage, and the ways of the Comanche. Every time I read it, it' like meeting an old, beloved friend again. If you haven't read it, do so; I promise you won't be disappointed. You'll feel like you are right there with Wanderer and Naduah.