MARIE'S STORY
The setting is on the slopes of a mountain in Haiti and the two central characters are Marie and her brother Gustaf who are living with their aunt. We literally enter their world and their perspective both of which are drastically different from our own. On the one hand it is filled with poverty, sickness and dissolution of family. On the other hand, there is an elemental quality to their world filled with nature and wonder from which I think we can learn. Seeing life through their eyes is both the beauty and the sadness of this very special book.
John Lehman for Book Review.com
ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
A character driven novel, it is written with great sensitivity, both to people's reactions and feelings and to landscape and place.....
Brenda townsend for World's Apart Book Review
I'll be watching for more work from Nora Ryan. Her ability to weave a story around these two people and the societal issues facing this little Caribbean island was outstanding. This is one of the best "love stories" i've read in along time!
Kathy Brummond for Book Review.com
