Bright Are The Stars
by Al & Joanna Lacy
Published by Multnomah
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Reviewed by Jan Warren
This story is the author's fictional account after the North Carolina Cherokee's relocation to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1839.
Being part Cherokee and lifetime resident of Oklahoma I have to say, I was disappointed in the lack of depth in this story. The book is almost journal-like in its accounting of the events, even though the Lacys use the characters as a cord to bind the events together.
The main thread of the story focuses on a part-Cherokee Army Lieutenant Britt Claiborne and Cherokee Rose, Chief Bando's half-Cherokee granddaughter. Several other characters play a part of this historical, which spans from March of 1839 to 1899. Characters, such as Chief John Ross who became the President of the United Cherokee Nation, and Chief Sequoyah who created the Cherokee alphabet and translated the entire Bible in their language.
Armchair Interviews says: The Lacys wove a strong Christian theme of God's saving grace and redemption throughout the story.