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I love Sara Donati's writing. I love the Paradise setting and the cast of characters. I can't say positively that I loved Lake in the Clouds, though. I loved parts of it, and I found myself skipping other parts.
I felt that the book was inaccurately named -- it should have been called "Hannah's Story" rather than "Lake in the Clouds". This book (when not distracted by a storyline about runaway slaves) deals almost entirely with Hannah Bonner's coming of age, and her choices -- is she white, or is she Kahnyenkehaka (that's Mohawk to those not in the know).
I was pleased by LitC after reading Dawn on a Distant Shore. Donati returned to the setting that made her story, and it shines like a jewel in the pages of LitC. We return to all the foibles and passions of a little town named Paradise set in the wilderness, and the supporting cast are the characters that truly shine in this book.
Overall it starts out a bit slower than I anticipated, but by the end I was unable to put it down. Well done, Sara!


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Lake in the Clouds Wilderness Sara Donati 9780553582796 Books Reviews

You take a dozen different readers and you're gonna get a dozen different opinions on the same story. For me, this third book in the Wilderness Saga was quite good. A continuing epic that was basically Hannah's story, but still brought us our beloved Elizabeth, Nathaniel and a bit of the wise wit of legendary Hawkeye.

As families grow, branch out in different interests and move on in their lives, so does Hannah and the Bonners. Hannah's interest in medicine has developed and she takes instruction, temporarily, in Albany under prestigious Drs. She (as well as Elizabeth and Nathaniel) are indirectly and unintentionally involved in running slaves to their freedom and thwarting the slave trade in general. There are bounty hunters and black riots. And Hannah meets a few famous people including the sitting Presidents' Secretary. Quite a coup for a half breed female of this era.

This story gives us a little bit of NY Smallpox vaccination history as well as a scarlet fever epidemic and Hannah's involvement in those areas. And Hannah continues to generate respect from just about everyone she meets.

Personally I loved this story and I thought it was well played. It held me captive with all the drama of slaves running for freedom and all the ugliness involved in slave trade. I love Hannah's character...I love her strength and wisdom. She's complex, serious and all things good.

I continue to feel sorrow for Dr. Richard Todd..and I only hope we hear that he finds happiness in book four.
With all the far-flung travel that went on in the last book, I was glad to see that for the most part, in Lake in the Clouds, adventure and danger, and romance, were much closer and was relieved to see the Bonner family come back home. An excellent read, I must say, I enjoyed this third installment over, the previous book. I especially loved Hannah's storyline. And I must say, that her story has-what I felt-was an excellent and rewarding finish, concerning a certain rival. Now I'm moving on to book four.
I totally love this series. I had my doubts about how much I would like Book 3 because the focus changed from Nathaniel and Elizabeth to Hannah, Nathaniel's daughter with his deceased wife. What can I say other than thus far, Sara Donati has never failed to deliver a great story.

As with any story dealing with the mixing of cultures, there are predjudices, injustices and such, but what is great about Sara Donati is the way she deals with these issues. She details the unfairness and horror, yet doesn't paint the oppressed as hopeless, helpless victims in spite of the fact they may not emerge with the best possible outcome.
Part three of the Into the Wilderness saga catches the Bonners as their oldest daughter Hannah comes into her own as an independent young woman and talented healer. It is a difficult time on the mountain and off. Slavery and all it's ugliness is at issue. I was not aware that the northern states allowed slaves, so this point was particularly jarring to me. It prompted me to research a bit and indeed slavery was allowed in the northern states, New York in particular.
The Bonner's with their strong moral code of freedom for all are caught up in the mess. All the while Hannah, struggles with her heart and her own moral compass as she travels away from the mountain for the first time to expand her medical knowledge.
I found this to be a satisfying read. I'm invested in the characters and their never a dull moment lives. The author knows how to spin her web.
I love Sara Donati's writing. I love the Paradise setting and the cast of characters. I can't say positively that I loved Lake in the Clouds, though. I loved parts of it, and I found myself skipping other parts.
I felt that the book was inaccurately named -- it should have been called "Hannah's Story" rather than "Lake in the Clouds". This book (when not distracted by a storyline about runaway slaves) deals almost entirely with Hannah Bonner's coming of age, and her choices -- is she white, or is she Kahnyenkehaka (that's Mohawk to those not in the know).
I was pleased by LitC after reading Dawn on a Distant Shore. Donati returned to the setting that made her story, and it shines like a jewel in the pages of LitC. We return to all the foibles and passions of a little town named Paradise set in the wilderness, and the supporting cast are the characters that truly shine in this book.
Overall it starts out a bit slower than I anticipated, but by the end I was unable to put it down. Well done, Sara!