The Girl in the Thistles: A Novel of the Dakota Homeland, Based on Actual Events (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798987402214)

Emilie, the 19-year-old daughter of a Sioux mother and a Scottish father, finds her home destroyed when her clan is caught up in the US-Dakota war of 1862. Her mother is sent to a prisoner-of-war camp, and Emilie sets out to find her father, Jack Ferguson, who has been missing since the beginning of the war. With help from new and unlikely friends, she beings a treacherous and emotional journey to track him down. Along the way, she meets Roger Paltrey, a mysterious figure from her father's past who seems to know important things about him. Will she trust Roger Paltrey to help her? Will she find her father? Will her mother be set free? And will Emilie be able to rebuild the home she's lost?