Only The Wind Remembers
Marlo Schalesky
Moody Publishers
ISBN 0-8024-3324-3

In 1911, Ishi, the last Indian from the Yahi tribe, walks out of the wilderness and into modern civilization. He has one mission: to share a secret tale of his people before the story dies with him. Alone in the world of the Saldu (white man), Ishi finds no one who can understand him until one woman defies the rules.

Allison Morgan is governed by the laws of propriety. As the wife of the anthropologist in charge of the Indian's care, she must uphold certain standards of behavior, but finds herself drawn to Ishi's loneliness. Fighting her need to fit society's mold, she gives in to her desire to learn his language. It is then, Ishi begins to share his fable and Allison faces the past that has haunted her since childhood.

Based on historical accounts, ONLY THE WIND REMEMBERS delivers rich characters with veiled intentions, buried secrets and deep wounds. Marlo Schalesky weaves a masterful plot revealing the masks people hide behind and the hope and redemptive power truth brings when it strips these masks away. Her beautiful and vivid descriptions capture your senses and your heart from beginning to end.

Reviewed by:
Audra Silva

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