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"'This remarkable novel is a triumph of imagination' - Telegraph 'In her stories of ancient Egypt Joan Grant has proved her power of historical vision and her purity of style; in this totally different medium they are as strikingly shown' Telegraph 'This is an exciting story - and a tract for the times' TLS 'As in her stories of ancient Egypt, Miss Grant paints a vivid and imaginative picture of a way of life remote in place and time... a fine romantic story, full of colour, incident, and zest' Scotsman"
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Criticised on publication in 1945 for its explicit violence, "Scarlet Feather" was Joan Grant's only book for adults set among the Native Americans. As with all of Grant's novels, "Scarlet Feather" conveyed a positive message within its story - that of Piyanah, a young girl who demanded new freedoms and an end to her tribe's sexual segregation and brutality. Trained and educated with the young braves, Piyanah develops strength and courage, and must overcome a series of ordeals to prove herself worthy of the Scarlet Feather, and succession as the tribal chief.
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Raki and I, Piyanah, were together from the beginning. Read the first page
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This is an enchanting, vividly imagined (or remembered) story of life in a Native American tribe in pre-colonial times in which the author brings alive the sounds, colours and feel of the culture and way of life. The chief's daughter (and narrator) Piyanah and her soul-mate Raki are brought up together by their mother to view critically the superstitious and sexist practices of their tribe and eventually to start a new tribe based on principles of equality. The absurdity of both sexual discrimination and superstitious religion is graphically and insightfully portrayed, and this juxtaposition of true metaphysics with empty manipulative religion, and of gender oppression with the freedom of both genders to explore their destiny gives this book universal significance and relevance. At the same time it's both a beautiful love story and an excellent tale of adventure.
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This is a pretty good book so far. I have read winged Pharaoh and I enjoyed it. This is more of the same but set in a different time and place. Like Winged Pharaoh the book is the life story of a girl as she goes from childhood and on to establish herself in adulthood. scarlet Feather seems, so far( I have only read half of it), is all about love and the relationships between men and women. Its a nice story. I enjoyed Winged Pharaoh a bit more I think, but I think that is because I am more interested in ancient Egyptian culture than I am in ancient Native American culture. Still, I recommend it as it is a good read.
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The book is well written and a fascinating read. It is worth a much wider audience and the other books in the series are likewise worth reading.
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