Author: Katherena Vermette
The Strangers are a Métis family from Winnipeg. This is a fictional account of a family but sadly it is probably true of many families. The story follows four generation of women – Annie, Margaret (Annie’s daughter), Elsie (Margaret’s daughter), and Phoenix and Cedar-Sage (Elsie’s daughters). Although it is a tough story to read there are glimpses of a good life and lots of love through out.
Goodreads Rating: * * *
Author: Diana Gabaldon
I enjoyed this book more than the first of the series, but not enough to want to read any further unless the third book drops in my lap as these first two did.
Lord John, of course, is the main character but there are a few more familiar characters from the Outlander series. The story includes Percy Wainwright, who plays a small role in the Outlander books. This book fills in the back story between the two characters.
Goodreads Rating: * * *
Author: Diana Gabaldon
I picked this book off the shelf at the Lodge when we were in Vancouver in May. Although I like the Lord John character in the Outlander books I wasn’t really keen on starting a new series. According to the author, this book was meant to be a short story but her publishers said it was long enough to be a book.
I didn’t find the book very interesting. If I hadn’t picked up the second book at the thrift store recently I wouldn’t be going any further into the series.
Goodreads Rating: * *
Author: Sarit Yishai-Levi
Pat and I watched the Netflix series based on the book and we really enjoyed it. When I looked up the book I saw it was based on the daughter of the main character in the show and I ordered the book from the library.
It is true that the story is told from the point of view of Gabriela who is Luna’s daughter (Luna was the main character in the Netflix series). There was very little in the novel that wasn’t covered in the series. The narrative in the novel is about Gabriela learning the history of her family through many generations. It was interesting to see the changes that were made in the series that weren’t in the book.
This is a case where I think having seen the series made the book even more interesting.
Goodreads Rating: * * * *