Snow Moon Rising
Lori L. Lake
Mischka Gallo, a proud Roma woman, knows horses, dancing, and travel. Every day since her birth, she and her extended family have been on the road in their vardo wagons meandering mostly through Poland and Germany. She learned early to ignore the taunts and insults of all those who call her people ‘Gypsies’ and do not understand their close-knit society and way of life. Pauline ‘Pippi’ Stanek has lived a settled life in a small German town along the eastern border of Poland and Germany. In her mid-teens, she meets Mischka and her family through her brother, Emil Stanek, a World War I soldier who went AWOL and was adopted by Mischka’s troupe. Mischka and Pippi become fast friends, and they keep in touch over the years. But then, the Second World War heats up, and all of Europe is in turmoil. Men are conscripted into the Axis or the Allied armies, ‘undesirables’ are turned over to slave labor camps, and with every day that passes, the danger for Mischka, Emil, and their families increases. The Nazi forces will not stop until they’ve rounded up and destroyed every Gypsy, Jew, dissident, and homosexual. On the run and separated from her family, Mischka can hardly comprehend the obstacles that face her. When she is captured, she must use all her wits just to stay alive. Can Mischka survive through the hell of the war in Europe and find her family? In a world beset by war, two women on either side of the conflagration breach the divide-and save one another. Snow Moon Rising is a stunning novel of two women’s enduring love and friendship across family, clan, and cultural barriers. It’s a novel of desperation and honor, hope and fear at a time when the world was split into a million pieces.
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| ISBN | 1932300503 |
| Genre | Award Winner; Mystery; Romance |
| Copyright Date | 2006 |
| Publication Date | Oct-06 |
| Publisher | Regal Crest Enterprises |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 368 |
| Award | 2007 Alice B Medal; 2007 Golden Crown Literary Society ‘Goldie’ (Best Dramatic/General Fiction); 2007 Golden Crown Literary Society Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award |
| Notes | Award: 2007 Alice B Medal
Date of Award: 02/01/2007 Description: The Alice B Reader Appreciation Committee has selected Lori L. Lake as one of six recipients for this year’s Alice B Medal which comes with a $500 honorarium, a beautiful medal, and two lapel pins. In their notice of the award, the Committee said ‘The true mark of an excellent book is that it teaches as well as entertains. Snow Moon Rising does this. (We) can readily see why it took so long in the writing. The committee, to a person, loved this book. (T)he Alice B Medal is awarded to writers based upon their ‘body of work’ not just a single book. Your work to this point has been loved and enjoyed, but this book pushed you over the top, showing us the true depth of your abilities.’ |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Great |
| Award | 2007 Alice B Medal; 2007 Golden Crown Literary Society ‘Goldie’ (Best Dramatic/General Fiction); 2007 Golden Crown Literary Society Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award |
| Paper Type | Electronic Format Available |
| BookID | 12093 |
