Shortlisted for Book of the Month
Romance / family drama
1860
Northwest Territory North America –
Mist-chi-mas: A
Novel of Captivity is a powerful story of two people’s lives, their joys,
and their heartaches. When Jeannie Naughton Pierce leaves England and journeys
to the Pacific Northwest of the 1860s, she hopes to find peace and a life free
from the meddling banter of friends and family.
Jeannie turns to the one person in her life, her deceased aunt's husband,
for support and a chance to start anew.
Once Jeannie arrives to the Northwest Territory with her young son, the
one person Jeannie does find in her new life is Jonas Breed, her heart's true
love. Their forbidden romance spans
decades and takes readers on the unexpected journeys of the two star-crossed
lovers.
The author does an exceptional job weaving the events of the time period
into the conflicts that create the adventures experienced by Jonas and Jeannie.
Oakley opens the readers’ eyes to the struggles of the native cultures, the
discord between the immigrant cultures, and the sea faring trades that are
shaping the future of the territory. Not only does Oakley capture the strength
of the people, but she also captures their weaknesses. Her knowledge of the
1860s generate a passion and hope in her readers that Jeannie and Jonas
eventually find a way past the worldly disputes of the time to find their
everlasting fairytale ending.
What everlasting means in a fairy tale is wholly different to what it
means in a story mirroring characters that could have lived in a real place and
time. As much as an everlasting fairytale ending would be stereotypically
satisfying, Oakley stays true to her story. She respects the realities of life
and stays true to the story’s theme, and the meaning of mist-chi-mas.
Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity is a story that dives deep into the human
psyche. It is the story of how a young
boy rises above his fate to become the master of his destiny. It is the story of a young woman who
overcomes the ideologies of her society to free her inner soul to become the
woman she was born to be. It is, in
short, a wonderful story!
© Cathy Smith
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