Spotlight of The River Remembers by Linda Ulleseit

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THE RIVER REMEMBERS

LINDA ULLESEIT

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR.

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Three women have reason to be in Fort Snelling in 1835. All three are wildly different from one another, but they have one thing in common: the world is changing faster than they can cope.

 

Linda writes books inspired by stories told to her by her grandmother about her female ancestors.

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June 27, 2023

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PRAISE FOR THE RIVER REMEMBERS:

 

“An engaging tale that powerfully evokes a time and place in American history.” ~ Kirkus review

“Linda Ulleseit brings together her triple-stranded narrative incredibly well tocreate a novel about the American frontier that is unlike anything I haveencountered.” ~ Reader’s Favorite 5-star review

 

“Linda Ulleseit creates a powerhouse of a story that utilizes these contrasts in women’s lives to build a tale of interlinked destinies and strengths that profiles the real-world unique confluence of cultures at Fort Snelling in the 1830s.” ~Midwest Book Review

 

2023 BRONZE MEDAL for Historical Fiction, Independent Publisher Book Awards

2023 FINALIST for Multicultural Fiction from Next Generation Indie Book Awards 

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ABOUT THE RIVER REMEMBERS:

 

After Samantha Lockwood refuses another suitor he’s chosen for her, Samantha’s father banishes her to live in the territory with her brother. 

 

He, too, tries to take over her marriage plans;but she is determined to find her own husband, even when her choices go awry.
 

Day Sets demands that her white husband create a school to educate their daughter, supporting her father’s belief that his people must learn the ways of the white man in order to ensure the tribe’s future. 

 

Until events prove her father wrong.
 

Harriet’s life in the territory is more like that of a free person than anywhere she’s lived.
 

She even falls in love with Dred Scott and dreams of a life with him. But they are both enslaved, and she keeps being reminded of how little control she has over her own fate.

As their cultures collide, each woman must find a way to direct her
own future and leave a legacy for her children.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Linda Ulleseit, a founding member of Paper Lantern Writers, is a California native who writes heritage fiction.

Her novel Under the Almond Trees, set in pioneer California, came out in 2014...spotlight of Under the Almond Trees here. 

 

The Aloha Spirit, set in territorial Hawaii, came out in August of 2020 from She Writes Press...spotlight of The Aloha Spirit here.

 

It was a bronze medal winner in the Independent Publisher Book Awards, and a Grand Prize winner at the 2020 Chanticleer International Book
Awards. 

 

The River Remembers, coming 2023 from She Writes Press, follows a white settler, a Dakota chief’s daughter, and a Black slave, all real people, who lived at or near Fort Snelling in 1835. 

She is a member of the Hawaii Writers Guild, Women Writing the West, and Paper Lantern Writers.

 

Her books are the stories of women in her family who were extraordinary but unsung.

 

She recently retired from teaching elementary school and now enjoys writing full time as well as cooking, leatherworking, reading, gardening, spending time with her family, and walking her dog.

 

For more info, visit her website at www.ulleseit.com.

 

Linda Ulleseit has an MFA in writing from Lindenwood University.  

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