Reviews
A fast-paced, sometimes chilling insider's account of the desperate attempt to save a corrupt administration, without regard to whose lives were destroyed., A stirring action-packed adventure story full of passion, fear, love, friendship, rage, and jealousy. Go a little deeper and it's a history lesson, an exploration of sexuality, and a sad exposition of the clashes between Old World and New World peoples. Deeper still and the story can be read as a metaphor of the creative process. This novel satisfies at all its levels., Ed Gray has taken an intriguing premise anddelivered a fabulous wallop of a tale. Ribald and funny, gruesome and stark, Left in the Wind offers up the distinctstench of sixteenth century European colonists adrift in a new world, of horrorsof their own making, of innocence run afoul., First-time novelist Gray artfully reimagines [the Roanoke colonists'] journey to and in the New World. Paints a poignant portrait of the lost colony and its inhabitants. Fascinating historical fiction served up in an easily consumed form., Left in the Wind is a stirring action-packed adventure story full of passion, fear, love, friendship, rage, and jealousy. Go a little deeper and it's a history lesson, an exploration of sexuality, and a sad exposition of the clashes between Old World and New World peoples. Deeper still and the story can be read as a metaphor of the creative process. Gray's magnificent protagonist and story teller, Emme Merrimoth, says, 'All I can do is record what I remember. If some of it be true and some be dream, so be it. It was all real to me.' I think Gray is telling us that when the known history is limited, an alternate course of action for the truth seeker is artful fiction. This novel satisfies at all its levels., A stirring action-packed adventure story full of passion, fear, love, friendship, rage, and jealousy. Go a little deeper and it's a history lesson, an exploration of sexuality, and a sad exposition of the clashes between Old World and New World peoples. Deeper still and the story can be read as a metaphor of the creative process. This novel satisfies at all its levels., A tiny settlement on the edge of a howling wilderness. One woman's story on the brink of emptiness and silence. The settlement is doomed. We know that almost from the beginning. But what happens to the story? Well, therein lies a tale. And it's one Ed Gray--and his indomitable heroine Emme Merrimoth--tells with cleverness, wit, and a great eye for adventure. Left In the Wind teems with historical detail, knowing accounts of human passions under the pressures of survival, and the powerful fears and hopes of the human heart longing for a New World., Dalliances on deck, kidnappings by Indians, Puritan scandal, even the inevitable accusation of witchcraft--Ed Gray delivers it all. Emme's voice is entertaining., This engrossing account is both an affecting story of interspecies friendship and a surprising refutation of ursine stereotypes. This important book is sure to be a milestone in the study of animal behavior., Ed Gray has taken anintriguing premise and delivered a fabulous wallop of a tale. Ribald and funny,gruesome and stark, Left in the Windoffers up the distinct stench of sixteenth century European colonists adrift ina new world, of horrors of their own making, of innocence run afoul. If Grayhadn't gone to such pains to make clear otherwise, we'd feel the weight ofdiscovery upon us. Perhaps the ultimate delight here is the sense of history asso much fiction, so often disguised. I believed Emme Merrimoth, even as sheinsisted I should not., Authentic, honest and nuanced. In addition to richly drawn characters, Left in The Wind has enough sex and intrigue to keep up with The Other Boleyn Girl, and enough wild adventure to compete with Jack London. While some historical fiction can veer toward dry, academic prose, Left in the Wind is fast-paced and thrilling enough to be a beach read., Ed Gray has taken an intriguing premise and delivered a fabulous wallop of a tale. Ribald and funny, gruesome and stark, Left in the Wind offers up the distinct stench of sixteenth century European colonists adrift in a new world, of horrors of their own making, of innocence run afoul., Part historical novel, part detective story, Left in the Wind is filled with fascinating details of colonial settlement life and Native American culture. It's a gripping story that readers will have trouble putting down., A tiny settlement on the edge of a howlingwilderness. One woman's story on the brink of emptiness and silence. Thesettlement is doomed. We know that almost from the beginning. But what happensto the story? Well, therein lies a tale. And it's one Ed Gray--and hisindomitable heroine Emme Merrimoth--tells with cleverness, wit, and a great eyefor adventure. Left In the Wind teems with historical detail, knowingaccounts of human passions under the pressures of survival, and the powerfulfears and hopes of the human heart longing for a New World., Ed Gray has taken an intriguing premise and delivered a fabulous wallop of a tale. Ribald and funny, gruesome and stark, Left in the Wind offers up the distinct stench of sixteenth century European colonists adrift in a new world, of horrors of their own making, of innocence run afoul. If Gray hadn't gone to such pains to make clear otherwise, we'd feel the weight of discovery upon us. Perhaps the ultimate delight here is the sense of history as so much fiction, so often disguised. I believed Emme Merrimoth, even as she insisted I should not., A fast-paced, sometimes chilling insider'saccount of the desperate attempt to save a corrupt administration, withoutregard to whose lives were destroyed., Authentic, honest and nuanced. In addition to richly drawn characters, Left in The Wind has enough sex and intrigue to keep up with The Other Boleyn Girl , and enough wild adventure to compete with Jack London. While some historical fiction can veer toward dry, academic prose, Left in the Wind is fast-paced and thrilling enough to be a beach read.
