Thirteen years after leaving the Bad River Sioux Reservation-and Reese Blue Sky-behind, schoolteacher and single mother Helen Ketterling returns to Bad River with the son Reese has never known and rekindles her relationship with the proud and lonely man she has never forgotten. Reprint.
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The kind of magic I associate with...authors like Anne Tyler, Amy Tan, and Alice Hoffman."--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"Kathleen Eagle is a national treasure."--Susan Elizabeth Phillips"Kathleen Eagle is an author without peer."--Tami Hoag
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At the Bad River Sioux Reservation, someone kills Roy True Star for loudly speaking to his tribe's council to not renew their casino contract with Ten Star. Roy's oldest son Reese, a former professional basketball superstar, returns home to take over his father's role on the council. Though a non-believer who was alienated with his father, Reese finds Roy's spirit guiding him.
Helen Ketterling works for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She goes undercover, working as a dealer at the casino to confirm complaints of wrong doing. She never forgot the heated romance with Reese thirteen years ago that led to a son he does not know he sired. The spark between them remains strong, but their torrid past, her present secrets, and an uncertain future due to a powerful enemy make this couple seem doomed to failure again.
Best selling author Kathryn Eagle, renown for her poignant Native American tales, scribes an interesting second chance at love tale using gambling on an Indian Reservation as a backdrop. The story line consists of several intriguing subplots that blend into a cohesive and insightful look at the reservation casino business. The lead protagonists are a wonderful duo and the support cast provides depth and conflict, especially between the old ways and the Anglo ways. Ms. Eagle soars high with this angst-laden tale.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Eagle's writing soars!
20 April 2000
By Hazel White
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Format:Hardcover
I just finished WHAT THE HEART KNOWS. Wow! This is a great read. I've only read a couple of K. Eagle's books previously and enjoyed them, but this book is over the top. It's a great "secret baby" book, but the kicker is the baby is a 12-year-old boy who is almost as tall as Reese Blue Sky, his NBA all-star father. Reese is a Lakota Indian and one of the things I especially liked was looking at the world through his eyes. Prejudice and discrimination are all around us, but as a member of the white majority I find it hard to really understand (although I sympathize) with those who have to suffer it. Through this book, I got a close look at the way Indians see white people and how they feel about being stereotyped. But foremost, it's a great love story. Helen Ketterling is the mother of Reese's son and the way she tries to explain her decision to keep her baby a secret is a haunting tale of love gone wrong and opportunities for happiness lost. But maybe not forever. I won't give away the ending. See it for yourself. I plan on buying at least 2 more copies. One each for my niece and my office manager. A great way to "suck up" at work!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Fabulous - as always
8 Mar 2000
By A Customer
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Format:Hardcover
Kathleen Eagle is by far the best romance writer ever. Her stories have characters that you can identify with, and who are very likable. What the Heart Knows is no different. There is no pushing away and pulling back by the characters - it's a love story, without the typical head games characters play. Her male characters are always tender, compassionate, and understanding. They are men you can understand why the women love. Reese Blue Sky is fabulous. He knows what he wants - to do right by his father, to keep his newly found family, to hang on to his lost love - and you want that for him.
Mrs. Eagle - keep up the great work. There's only one book I haven't read and I can't wait to pick it up. I most especially can't wait for your next one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A nice return to a familiar setting
29 Jun 2000
By ladybug10
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Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
While I enjoyed KE's last two books, I didn't find them up to the same caliber of her earler work. This book was a nice change. Both hero and heroine have secrets. Both have a Past with a capital "P." Their lives cross after twelve years of separation, and after a halting start, their relationship accelerates - only to take a detour when the secrets are finally revealed. As with her earlier novels, KE manages to impart some useful information about the culture in which she places her characters as she tells her story. It's been interesting to watch how the issues have evolved over time - like reading a little bit of history - and something that I've enjoyed immensely, and that I missed in her last two books. Additionally, she does a good job of telling the story from more than one point of view, without chopping it up or confusing the reader. I appreciated the fact that I didn't have to slog through the love-misunderstanding-fight-make up scenario that seems to be an obligatory part of the plot conflict in countless other works of this genre. KE's characters have depth, affection, sensuality, behave like adults and not spoiled adolescents, and make me want to meet them in person - an impossibility, of course, but a good measure of how well they were created! If you are a fan of her earlier novels, you will probably enjoy this story as well - I'm happy to recommend it.
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