It’s my pleasure to post the interview (minus a few spoiler Q&As) so you can catch a glimpse of the creation of this magnificent story, and the delightful woman that is Lori Benton. As tensions rise, challenging her shielded heart, the woman called Burning Sky must find a new courage-the courage to again risk embracing the blessings the Almighty wants to bestow.Before she was famous (hehe!) and the winner of three Christy Awards (Book of the Year/First Novel/Historical), Lori Benton graciously responded to my Book Club’s questions following our selection of Burning Sky for our May Book Club this year. Willa is a woman caught between two worlds. Can she follow Tames-His-Horse back to the People now that she is no longer Burning Sky? And what about Neil MacGregor, the kind and loyal botanist who does not fit into in her plan for a solitary life, yet is now helping her revive her farm? In the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, strong feelings against “savages” abound in the nearby village of Shiloh, leaving Willa’s safety unsure. When her Mohawk brother arrives and questions her place in the white world, the cultural divide blurs Willa’s vision. As tensions rise, challenging her shielded heart, the woman called Burning Sky must find a new courage-the courage to again risk embracing the blessings the Almighty wants to bestow. Feeling obliged to nurse his injuries, the two quickly find much has changed during her twelve-year absence-her childhood home is in disrepair, her missing parents are rumored to be Tories, and the young Richard Waring she once admired is now grown into a man twisted by the horrors of war and claiming ownership of the Obenchain land. At the boundary of her father’s property, Willa discovers a wounded Scotsman lying in her path. Biblical Criticism & Interpretation (188)Ībducted by Mohawk Indians at fourteen and renamed Burning Sky, Willa Obenchain is driven to return to her family’s New York frontier homestead after many years building a life with the People.Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (24).Human Resources & Personnel Management (44).

Burning sky by lori benton