USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER - "Wingate's stellar latest explores a centuries-long legacy of missing child cases. . . . Her portrayal of the region's history, culture, and landscape enthralls. Wingate is at the top of her game."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes "a sweeping tale about little known history" ( People ). 1990. Law enforcement ranger Valerie Boren-Odell arrives at Horsethief Trail National Park seeking a ...
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USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER - "Wingate's stellar latest explores a centuries-long legacy of missing child cases. . . . Her portrayal of the region's history, culture, and landscape enthralls. Wingate is at the top of her game."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes "a sweeping tale about little known history" ( People ). 1990. Law enforcement ranger Valerie Boren-Odell arrives at Horsethief Trail National Park seeking a quiet place to raise her son. But no sooner has Valerie reported for duty than a teenage hiker goes missing and the long-hidden burial site of three children is discovered in a cave. Val's quest to uncover the truth wins an ally among the Choctaw Nation's Tribal Police but soon collides with the deadly legacy of the land itself. 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Radley knows that her stepfather is a threat to the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the remote Winding Stair Mountains, the territory of outlaws, treasure hunters, and desperate men. Along the way, they form an unlikely band with other children struggling to get by on their own. In this gripping novel, Lisa Wingate traces the story of children abandoned by the law and the battle to see justice done. Amid times of deep conflict over who owns the land and its riches, Ollie and Val each leave behind one life in search of another. *Includes a downloadable PDF with a listing of primary resources and recommendations from the book, for further reading
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I was so excited to receive an advance copy of Shelterwood and couldn't wait to dive right in! I was not disappointed! Be sure to pre-order your very own copy which goes on sale June 4th!
This dual timeline story is inspired by events that occurred in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. I love that Lisa finds little-known historical events and weaves such fascinating stories from them! I feel that the untold histories Lisa brings to light are critically important chapters in our Nation's history. It is shameful that, through the years, so many children have been exploited by those who would use them for their own selfish and greedy purposes - usually to get gain. In this novel, Lisa focuses on the "elf children" - Native American orphans whose guardians used them to get access to land and oil money while neglecting and often abusing them.
I instantly fell in love with young Ollie's strength of character and willingness to protect a Choctaw child (Nessa) that has been boarding as a ward in her home after the girl's sister, Hazel, disappears suddenly. Ollie fears her stepfather doesn't have good intentions toward the sisters and that the worst has happened to Hazel. The girls flee into the wilderness, embarking on a perilous journey through the Winding Stairs Mountains of Oklahoma. They eventually find shelter in the wilderness and are joined by several other "elf children". The struggles and hardships these children endured are heart wrenching.
Lisa has meticulously researched the hardships these children endured, their resourcefulness as they struggled to survive in the wilderness, and has brought to light the Oklahoma pioneer women who fought for them in times when women didn't even have the right to vote. She has sensitively and powerfully woven a story filled with inspiration, true historical facts, a little bit of mystery and menace, and the power of friendship in vivid detail, while ensuring that this moment in history would not be forgotten.
We also meet Valerie Borden-Odell, who has come to Oklahoma as a park ranger to work in the fictional Horsethief Trail National Park in the Winding Stair Mountains in 1990. She has recently become widowed after a tragic incident and has brought her young son to Oklahoma, hoping to start a new life. She soon becomes involved in the search for a missing teenager and discovers a mystery surrounding unidentified remains found in a cave in the mountains.
As the storylines converged, the resolution was crafted perfectly.
Shelterwood is captivating, heartwarming and thought-provoking. I highly recommend Shelterwood and anxiously await Lisa's next writing adventure!
