Elinor is a fictional account of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, although Shannon McNear has worked to stay within the bounds of what is known as much as possible. I appreciated the information in both her letter to the reader at the beginning and her lengthy historical notes at the end of the book. The plot of Elinor is both interesting and believable. Of greatest interest to me was the idea that the native Americans, while viewed as savages by some, were seen as behaving in a more Christ-like manner than the English by others. The natives' wariness to believe in the Englishman's God because the Englishmen's actions were often so different from the things they proclaimed about their God was something easily related to today.
I recommend this book as well as McNear's contributions to Barbour Publishing's True Colors and The Daughters of the Mayflower series. I am grateful to have received a complimentary copy of Elinor from Barbour Publishing via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.
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