Amazon Grassroots Publishing Category:  Historical Fiction Publisher: Grassroots Publishing ISBN-10:  1425100910 Type: Fiction Pages: 425 Copyright: 2006 ISBN-13: 9781425100919 Two men come to Canada in the mid 1800's. One was a Scot who joined the Fur Trade heading West and one a French sixteen-year-old who stowed away aboard a ship and followed a missionary across the ocean. This is a true story of Alberta at the time of Father Lacombe and Louis Riel. John Lenny, a red-bearded, red headed Scot following the Highland Clearances meets a Metis girl and decides to settle in the West. Adolphe Perrault, after following the missionaries to St. Albert plans to become a priest but is torn when he falls in love with a young Metis girl from the Red River Settlement in Manitoba. No names of people or places have been changed; the book contains historical events from 1869 to 1895: the Metis struggle to be a distinct culture are devastated when the government labels their leader, Riel, a criminal and hangs him. John Lenny discovers after attending the Pilgrimage with his Metis wife experiences miracles at the Sacred Lake - Lac Ste Anne. He is caught up in Metis problems and the Catholic Convent that took in his family.       B8nPZfP5ccA Excerpt They only want Orkney Islanders, they said, because we can stand the northern winters; we're tough, hard-working and eager.... Plunging with the weight of the water was like being tied to a stone. "I am not a priest but Brother Adolphe. Can we not still be friends?" "Oui," she apologized, "I swallow my bad words."

Charles Goulet Historical Novelist
Mewassin: The Good Land is filled with great characters, stirring events and much history. It is a great read and possibly her best yet.

E.J.Brown Magnoilia Press
Lillian Ross has demonstrated her knowledge and passion for Canadian History. Mewassin: The Good Land is a clever portrayal of history through the eyes of the people who made it.