Moon Child by Simone Maroney is a larger sized adventure,
fantasy novel with 55 chapters. The storyline involves complex relationships
between six main characters, which are delicately balanced leaving room for
intrigue.
Hanna, the chief character, was selected from birth by the
Goddess, given special training and endowed with ‘gifts’ the elders call the
‘Memories’. As Hanna goes through many travelling adventures, she becomes
respected and known as the ‘One’ a ‘Reader’ and a ‘Healer’.
Her father, a priest and a shaman in the village tries to
protect her while making Hanna learn to stand on her own. Manon, a dear friend
and fellow ‘Healer’, helps Hanna find a position in the same village that tried
to kill her. Raer, her childhood friend, whose brain was inadvertently injured
during play, becomes a valuable aid to Hanna and her adopted village. Janna,
Hanna’s archenemy keeps people at attention with her evil and treacherous behaviour.
A little romance is thrown in with Jio, also known as ‘Maih’, who is actually
Janna’s brother.
So much is going on in the book that readers may find
themselves stopping to retrace a few pages. This novel is an enjoyable read and
the bookworm may find that it reminds them a little of Clan of the Cave Bear –
because of the tribal differences, travelling and ‘gifts’ the chief character
endures. Sometimes being selected by the Gods brings a tumultuous life!
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