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RETURN TO MADRONA
By Marilyn Nichols Kapp
Wings ePress, Inc
www.wings-press.com
Copyright November 2001
ISBN: 1-59088-986-X
Genre: Horror
Return to Madrona is one of those wonderful cross-genre stories.
Borderline horror with lots of atmosphere and with touches of the
supernatural that leave you wondering what is real and what isn’t.
It paints a dark picture of the Native American culture, as a remnant
of a Northwest Indian clan seeks to regain its identity and power by
fulfilling a prophecy and restoring a ancient god to his rightful place.
But the legend has become twisted into something dark and evil,
involving sacrifice and murder. The depravity and the delusion of the
worshipers is truly frightening because of its sincere belief.
When twin girls are born, their mother manages to hide one child to
keep the members of the clan from killing her so that the other girl
might live to fulfill the ancient Indian prophecy. Amanda Dorning is
raised far away from her birthplace, knowing nothing of her sister or
her true heritage. That changes when the woman who raised her is killed
in a car crash and mysterious things begin to happen. Drawn back to
Madrona, Washington, Amanda begins to uncover the dark truth about her
birth and the forces that still conspire against her. Then she comes
face to face with the sister she never knew she had, a sister who has
been raised from birth to believe that only one of them can live.
Marilyn Nichols Kapp is a skillful writer. Her story complex and
expertly woven together, past and present entwining. Her characters are
vividly real, some engaging, others chilling. She keeps the suspense
going through the whole story. Return to Madrona has a bit of
everything, horror, mystery, suspense, even a touch of romance, and all
of it darn well written. It is a great read.
Reviewed by Linda Suzane, May 13, 2002
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