( 8 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 7 2009
A story being told by a woman reminising of her life as a young girl in the early 1900's, having been raised in a carnival in America, going to school in Boston, marrying a man many years older. Moving with him to Africa where he was a merchant and where he was killed after resisting an attempt of robbery. She was taken prisoner after that by the bandets. She survived by her wits. She used the skills she had learned in the carnival, slight of hand tricks. They thought she had magical powers. She experienced many things one would not have been able to cope with. Her life in a carnival was what kept her alive. She knew how to live with all kinds of situations.
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Posted: Apr 10 2008
Just a wonderful romantic adventure story with a plucky heroine, great characters and setting. I reread it frequently and recommend it to my friends. The Pollifax books are fun, but this Gilman is amazing. I wish it had a map of the heroine's journey through the Sahara.
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Posted: Oct 30 2007
Recently I was introduced to the writings of Dorothy Gilmore. Yes, I enjoyed the Mrs. Polifax series, but Caravan shows the depth and expertise of Gilmore in storytelling. Her descriptions of the desert are magnificent and I felt like I was there. The love story added to making this book even more interesting with a surprise twist at the end. Please, do not read the ending first because it will spoil the delightful trip through Gilmore's mind and eyes. I highly recommend this book because it is not only well written, but it is also a page-turner. Bettye Johnson, award winning author, Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls.
