Having heard about abductions of whites by Native Americans, it was fascinating to read an account, even though fictional, of a white woman's capture, her survival, adaptation - assimilation into the Seneca nation. Not only did Two make the best of the situation, she thrived and lived a full life. In addition, her occassional comparisions between her life as a Seneca woman and what her life would have been like as a white woman were quite interesting.

This is a good, quick read, an airplane book if you will, and a good book for pre- and teens.
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Released on Monday, February 03, 2003 at The Valley Library, 2 floorOregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon USA.

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I enjoyed reading this book. I picked it up while in the library studying for exams. I had to hold on to it a bit because I have so much required reading I was unable to get to it for a while. So, I read it on spring break while in southern California. I had hoped to finish it there, but the tirp was so eventful I was not able to finish until I returned.
The brief summary of the story on the inside cover really fascinated me. I wonder what an experience like that would be like. How did she cope, what thoughts ran through her mind, how did her life turn out.
Each time I picked up the book, I had a hard time putting it down. The events kept moving quickly, and we were always discovering new parts of the story as her life continued to change.
I could have done without some of the gruesome details in some parts, but I suposed that helped make the story feel as real as it did.
It was an enlightening book, and in the end leaves one questioning or imagining how they themselves would react if given the same situations as faced by the main character in this story. It just goes to show, life is what you make of it.