I am not an avid book reader but I
very much enjoyed this book. It is
set in and told in a very real
manner. It is one of the few books
that I have read to the last page.
very much enjoyed this book. It is
set in and told in a very real
manner. It is one of the few books
that I have read to the last page.
| From Amazon.com Reviewer: Philip Mckenna (Georgia USA) - See all my reviews |
Reviewed by Bonnie Flouhouse
St, Anne, IL
Patricia Lieb's "Bridged by
Love" is a historical novel set in
Texarkana in the late 1880s. It's
the story of two women--Shanna (a
young Indian woman trying to
evade ruthless white men) and
Kathryn (a strong white woman
willing to take on any opponent).
Several people, but most
importantly an infant, tie the
women's lives.
The fast plot is at times too
coincidental, but it ensnares the
reader in the story of these women.
To build suspense, the author
presents segments of one
character's story, stops at a crucial
moment, and then moves to the
other character's struggles.
Because the only way to
connect Shanna and Kathryn is to
show how several men are
involved in their lives, several
episodes involved only these men.
Liberal doses of danger, treachery,
intrigue, and romance fill the book.
Eventually Lieb untangles
everyone and brings closure to the
storylines. Numerous predictable
stock characters add to the local
color of the book: the slick
swindler, the traveling prostitute,
the ignorant guy who'll do anything
for a few coins, the prejudiced
business owner, the liberal man
who thinks Indians are mistreated,
the fiercely strong pioneer woman,
the decent man who patiently waits
for his chance at love, and
displaced Indians. Add a ruthless
tavern owner and a young man
willing to face all foes for the
woman he loves, and the character
list is complete.
In an attempt to capture the
aura and lifestyles of a past time,
Lieb has crowded lost of
characters and details into her
book. But over all, "Bridged by
Love" is a fast read good for a
summer afternoon's enjoyment.
| Books by Patricia Lieb |
Description: Kathryn, a
backwoods woman, and the
young Indian girl, Shanna, have
a connection: love for an infant.
Set in about 1885, give or take,
on the borders of Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas, with
travels to the Indian Territory
(now Oklahoma), complex
characters tangled with
kidnapping, murder and
romance add a height of
tension to this suspenseful
telling of the difficult roads
traveled between two women
bridged by love.
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Book Reviews
A great taste of the old frontier |
From Amazon.Com Reviewer:
Paul S. Brittain (Scottdale, PA USA) -
See all my reviews
Bridged By Love was a pleasant
surprise for someone whose
readings usually tend to science
fiction and horror. But Patricia
Shipp Lieb grabbed my attention
from the first page and held it
throughout this well-crafted novel,
weaving twists, turns and
surprises. Female protagonists
Shanna and Kathryn are
connected through the love of
baby Aaron, who is the center of
this saga. Both strong in resolve,
Shanna is a native American
Indian and Kathryn is a frontier
woman who together triumph over
the schemes of a number of
unscrupulous men. The author's
attention to detail brought the old
southwest to life as she deftly
blended the passages of her
many characters. I am honored to
have had the opportunity to read
and review this book, and highly
recommend it to someone who is
seeking a different kind of story
that is based on a long gone
historic era. I look forward as well
to other readings of books by
Patricia Lieb.
From the Tampa Tribune
"Bridged by Love," by Patricia
Shipp Lieb - Spring Hill resident
Lieb has written a historical
adventure set in the late 1880s in
Texarkana, a city that straddles
the Texas-Arkansas line. Lieb
draws on a bounty of historical
knowledge to craft a tale of two
women - one native American, the
other white - linked together in a
fight against injustice.
Paul S. Brittain (Scottdale, PA USA) -
See all my reviews
Bridged By Love was a pleasant
surprise for someone whose
readings usually tend to science
fiction and horror. But Patricia
Shipp Lieb grabbed my attention
from the first page and held it
throughout this well-crafted novel,
weaving twists, turns and
surprises. Female protagonists
Shanna and Kathryn are
connected through the love of
baby Aaron, who is the center of
this saga. Both strong in resolve,
Shanna is a native American
Indian and Kathryn is a frontier
woman who together triumph over
the schemes of a number of
unscrupulous men. The author's
attention to detail brought the old
southwest to life as she deftly
blended the passages of her
many characters. I am honored to
have had the opportunity to read
and review this book, and highly
recommend it to someone who is
seeking a different kind of story
that is based on a long gone
historic era. I look forward as well
to other readings of books by
Patricia Lieb.
From the Tampa Tribune
"Bridged by Love," by Patricia
Shipp Lieb - Spring Hill resident
Lieb has written a historical
adventure set in the late 1880s in
Texarkana, a city that straddles
the Texas-Arkansas line. Lieb
draws on a bounty of historical
knowledge to craft a tale of two
women - one native American, the
other white - linked together in a
fight against injustice.
| From the Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL Historical novel good, fast read for summer afternoon |
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