The Orenda, Joseph Boyden.

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The Orenda, Joseph Boyden.

« We had the magic, the orenda, before the crows came. We’d never questioned this before their claws first grasped our branches and their beaks first pecked our earth. »

Set in 1640, this brilliant polyphonic novel unveils the destiny of the so-called new world. Bird, great Huron warrior kidnapps Snow Falls a young Iroquois girl but their world is about to collide with Christophe’s, a charismatic missionary. A strong tale of violence, loss, spirituality and love.