Book Overview
Upper Missouri River, 1825 Against the wild grandeur of the Rocky mountains and a richly woven tapestry of Indian cultures--Sioux, Mandan, Crow, Shoshoni--Coyote Summer unfolds into an unforgettable tale of love and reconciliation, destiny, and the indomitable spirit. No two people could be more different: Heals Like A Willow, a beautiful young Shoshoni medicine woman, and Richard Hamilton, a Harvard philosophy student new to the frontier. Though they come from worlds apart, hindered by vastly different cultures, their souls have met and will not be denied. But Willow has ties to the Spirit world and a responsibility to her people. In visions she has seen the coming White Storm brewing in the East--the endless stream of settlers overrunning the land, pouring ever westward. She must leave the trading posts, the river, and the company of white men. Even if it means leaving behind the one who has taken her heart. Armed only with his philosophy, meaningless in the harsh reality of the Rockies, Richard sets out after her. Facing the endless expanse of mountains and snow, a new understanding dawns on Richard--that his desperate search for love and illumination may bear the ultimate price.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0765357283
ISBN13:9780765357281
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Forge
Length:660 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Coyote Summer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The best book I've read all year, and i am an avid reader..The quality of the writing and research,along with the unforgettable characters makes this book impossible to put down..I enjoyed the prequel The Morning River, but this was even better..I think Richard, and Willow still have another story to tell....PLEASE//
Give us this Day
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I don't know when a book has enthralled me more. I came away challenged to understand my surroundings and those folks around us. Historically Coyote Summer is with out peers. Please Micheal continue this story.
Great adventure
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I bought this for my father for Christmas and he absolutely loved the book. He has read the Jean Auel series several times over and loves it. He has read all of the "People of..." series by Michael and Kathleen and absolutely liked those. Hands down he said this was perhaps the best book he has ever read in his 73 years. For as many times as he has read and loved the Jean Auel series that is saying a lot.
Sad it ended!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Yes, the writing could have been better crafted but the story was so engrossing and the character's hearts so bared. I wish i hadn't read this book yet so I could experience it again!
entrapping and enthralling sequel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
W.Michael Gear has written a wonderful series of Morning River and Coyote Summer. I read River and couldn't wait for the sequel. Gear's character development is is a model for study. Humor abounds as well as deep concern for Richard and Willow which makes for excellent plot development All in all it is a fun, exciting, and well paced story of early west in full color and surround sound. Don't miss it.
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