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Left in the Wind A Novel of the Lost Colony The Roanoke Journal of Emme Merrimoth Ed Gray Books

I was really excited about this book but it did not live up to my hopes. The character Emme is exactly the kind of character a man would create. She's voluptuous and promiscuous - has sex with two different men on the boat carrying her to the New World. She spends a good deal of time discussing the effects of her looks on men. I got tired of her pretty quickly. Some parts are interesting but for the most part, I'd stick to non-fiction accounts of the Lost Colony.


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Left in the Wind A Novel of the Lost Colony The Roanoke Journal of Emme Merrimoth Ed Gray Books Reviews

Two stars is being generous. The main character, Emme, appealing for her honesty, essentially moves through the story having sexual encounters with one man after another. Since no one knows the true history of the Lost Colony, the author had a blank canvas. Unfortunately the artist (author) gives us the equivalent of a "starving artist" rendering. Paint thrown on a canvas as a generic landscape. The book is nicely produced and has an attractive dust jacket. The author has an interesting background and I am a subscriber the the magazine he founded, Gray's Sporting Journal. These are about the only things going for this effort. The story has a comic book quality to it. Don't waste your money or just wait for it to come to your library.
So disappointing. The mystery of Roanoke is interesting but the novel falls very short. The author uses sexual situations (all pure male fantasy) and disjointed scenes that don't make sense in place of a real plot. The author fills in some theories regarding why the colonists made the decisions they made but I never felt like it was the 1500's and there was no one about whom I cared.

SPOILERS How can Emme be a wet nurse without being pregnant? The whole road trip to the wolves was pointless. Why didn't anyone care when a dead body is found after the governor leaves? The charges of witchcraft came up several times but went nowhere. Why include them at all? Not recommended.
This fictionalized account of the lost colony of Roanoke appears to be based on the known theories of possible events leading to its disappearance. The author has used this information to create a journal by Emme Merrimoth one of the colonists. So far, so good, but Emme, aside from being an excellent journalist, has recorded in her journal her many sexual escapades with different men. Is this a technique to keep the interest of those not enamored with history, is it to titillate the reader to continue reading, or possibly to pad out an account of an event about there is only sketchy information? Possibly, her sexual experiences are included for all three reasons. This reader would have preferred a more detailed account of shipboard life of the era and the grueling daily life involved in creating the colony. I was disappointed.
I have to say that I did like the way the author introduced the story by stating that this was a work of fiction and it should be read that way. I know for me and I am sure many others it is hard to read historical fiction books, especially ones that have been covered numerous times, to separate the fiction from the facts. It was a good disclaimer to start the book and I had to keep reminding myself of this as I read the book.

I felt that the story moved rather slowly, the characters (the supporting characters mainly) were not very fleshed out, and that many were not likable or relate-able. John White the leader and governor of the Roanoke colony was portrayed as a power hungry jerk. He was constantly doing things without thinking of anything or anyone. Emme (the main character) even seemed to unreal to me. She was constantly in the middle of all the situations, very willing to move from lover to lover, and rather an unsympathetic character. She would try to stand up for herself at times but eventually just gave in. I wanted a character that was strong and who you could root for but I could tell what she was going to do before I read it. And the journal did not seem to fit other than it was a way to tell the story. It was for no purpose even though she keeps mentioning a council. The author seemed to want to build suspense by mentioning that something happened but I will tell you "later". It got to be annoying rather than suspenseful.

I did enjoy the ending. It leaves you with the question that all scholars and historians have about the Roanoke colony. What happened to the settlers? Where did they go? Did they die? Integrate with a local tribe? Move farther inland? It was a fairly easy light read and I enjoyed pieces of it but it's not one I would recommend unless you are looking for just that, a light easy read about a historical event that loosely based the little facts we do know.
Did not care much for it. Just wasn't interesting to me.
Great book, recommend it .
What a disappointment!! I know this book could only be made up by the author, since little or less is actually known about the Roanoke colony, but to keep reverting to sexual situations to carry the plot from action to action is pathetic! And, although describes this book as being over 300 pages, it is really only 244 - a good 100 pages not there. Since, apparently, the author could only write about one subject, I guess I should count myself lucky not to have to read more of the same. IF you must read, see if your library has it or wait until the used price is a penny - that is still more than it is worth!
I was really excited about this book but it did not live up to my hopes. The character Emme is exactly the kind of character a man would create. She's voluptuous and promiscuous - has sex with two different men on the boat carrying her to the New World. She spends a good deal of time discussing the effects of her looks on men. I got tired of her pretty quickly. Some parts are interesting but for the most part, I'd stick to non-fiction accounts of the Lost Colony.