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Embers on the Wind

Embers on the Wind

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  • Create Date：2022-07-03 21:21:46
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
  • ISBN：B09HQS5RZH
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Reviews

Cate Baily ，

Embers on the Wind is a deep page turner。 I can't say enough about this beautifully-written novel！ This book -- from the opening seance -- drew me into the lives of contemporary women with wounds and the spirits of freedom seekers。 Lisa Williamson Rosenberg deftly weaves several converging， generation-jumping stories。 I was especially gripped by the journey of Pam， a teenage mother whose baby was taken from her and later that same baby's grown up life as a supernaturally-touched "seer"。 It felt Embers on the Wind is a deep page turner。 I can't say enough about this beautifully-written novel！ This book -- from the opening seance -- drew me into the lives of contemporary women with wounds and the spirits of freedom seekers。 Lisa Williamson Rosenberg deftly weaves several converging， generation-jumping stories。 I was especially gripped by the journey of Pam， a teenage mother whose baby was taken from her and later that same baby's grown up life as a supernaturally-touched "seer"。 It felt like magical realism meets confessional truth。 For me， this is everything I want in a book: to be enthralled， moved， and taken on a unique ride。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more

elysa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a free first reads from Prime， if not I wouldn’t have gone past the sample。 While the characters we’re connected to each other there was no concrete connection between the chapters。 There were to many characters and they’re seemed no reason for why some of them had more part in the story over others。 Some storylines were left unfinished。 Some characters seemed to just be forgotten。

Lisa Rosenberg ，

I love it。 It's my debut， so I'm biased。 You're supposed to love your debut。 Thank you to ALL who want to read it， who read it， who review it。 It means the world。 I love it。 It's my debut， so I'm biased。 You're supposed to love your debut。 Thank you to ALL who want to read it， who read it， who review it。 It means the world。 。。。more

Kelly ，

Embers on the Wind is a story of interconnected Black people that all have ties back to the Whittaker House， run as part of the Underground Railroad by a family of abolitionists of the same name。 The house is haunted by a young woman and the child she was giving birth to when there was a raid on the home。 This is one of the stories in what almost serves as an interconnected short story collection by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg。 Many of the stories feature descendants of someone that passed through Embers on the Wind is a story of interconnected Black people that all have ties back to the Whittaker House， run as part of the Underground Railroad by a family of abolitionists of the same name。 The house is haunted by a young woman and the child she was giving birth to when there was a raid on the home。 This is one of the stories in what almost serves as an interconnected short story collection by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg。 Many of the stories feature descendants of someone that passed through the house， and the complexities they face being part of a mixed race family。 The book explores both the indignities of being regarded as less by people on the outside by Black people， as well as reflections on when a relationship between a Black woman or child with a white man could never be regarded as a loving， supportive one。 I really enjoyed how Williamson Rosenberg connected the different characters together， although I kind of wish she’d gone in a more chronological order and devoted more time to each character， so the reader sees the connections more naturally。 And while the characters aren’t one dimensional by any means， really connecting with their struggles would have made this book even more powerful。 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more

Marco Rafalà ，

A gorgeously layered novel， cinematic in scope and yet hauntingly intimate。 Embers on the Wind crosses the barriers between the living and the dead， illuminating how intergenerational trauma reverberates through history。 An incandescent debut， luminous and mesmerizing。