Snow Moon Rising
Mischka Gallo, a proud Roma woman, knows horses, dancing, and travel. Every day since her birth, she and her extended family have been on the road in their vardo wagons meandering mostly through Poland and Germany. She learned early to ignore the taunts and insults of all those who call her people "Gypsies" and do not understand their close-knit society and way of life. \ Pauline "Pippi" Stanek has lived a settled life in a small German town along the eastern border of Poland and Germany. In...
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\ Nann DunneSnow Moon Rising provides nail-biting action, strong emotional impact, and a judicious balance of suspense and breathing space. People of older generations will remember the era and relate closely to it, but Snow Moon Rising should appeal to anyone with an appreciation of history, belief in the sustaining power of love, and a vested interest in tearing down the walls of prejudice.\ \ \ \ \ Ruth SimsAuthor Lori L. Lake has created something rare with Snow Moon Rising: a boldly written, meticulously researched book that will take your soul, wring it dry, make you cry, and make you think. Snow Moon Rising covers 70 years in the life of Mischka Gallo, a Polish Roma or Gypsy, from the free but hard life of the traveling caravan through the manmade hell of a Nazi work camp, to life as a refugee in New York without even a name that is her own, to coming together with her one true love.\ \ \ Story CircleMany fictional stories are based on the atrocities of Hitler's regime, but Lori L. Lake uses an uncommon perspective, telling the story from the Roma and German point of view, and then adding a refreshing twist... Lake succeeds in writing an emotionally charged, action-packed, and authentic story. Her tight, crisp narrative flows seamlessly as Mishka, at eighty, recounts her life's experiences.\ \ \ \ \ Suzanne CorsonSpanning from World War I through the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, Snow Moon Rising follows Mischka Gallo and her Roma family…from Poland in 1918 to New York City in 1989. [The novel] brings the traditions and tragedies of the Roma to life as well as provides a look at their struggles as immigrants in the United States. The author has done her homework, and her use of flashback, symbolism, and sociopolitical observation serve this engaging novel well.\ \
