What Readers are Saying About The Wind Thief
"I find the premise fascinating, and the descriptions, very vivid. I am putting aside another book because yours pulls me."
"I just finished the book and it is absolutely amazing! I cried all through the last chapters. I don't know how you did it. I am not kidding, Martha, it is beautiful. Thanks for writing it, it's been a long time since I read something I liked that much."
Lynne Pumpelly Wong
Martha Engber literally wrote the book on character development. So I was more than excited to read her novel The Wind Thief. She didn't disappoint. The tension between her beautifully formulated characters Ajay and Madina was palpable from Page 1 and held me captive till the very last sentence on Page 203. But this novel is so much more than character. Engber takes us on journey that nimbly moves from desert to sea, from Africa to South America. The Wind Thief is filled with charm, wit, mystery, and a vivid landscape. But what makes this story great is the story of human connection. Also, I will never look at the wind in the same way again.
Catherine Dix, author of Rosetta Stones"I wanted to drop you a quick note to say that on a recent car trip to San Diego, I opened The Wind Thief upon leaving San Jose and had my nose in the book almost the entire trip, coming up only for rest stops and lunch. Following the adventures of Ajay and Madina kept me completely intrigued, even a little off balance because of the unexpected twists and turns of their fates. When Ray and I arrived in San Diego, I almost felt compelled to brush the sand off my clothes, so vivid was your depiction of the desert environment which, along with the wind, haunts the novel like a major character. Congratulations on creating such a fascinating read."
Kathy
"Wanted you to know I've just finished reading The Wind Thief, and I loved it. Just a lovely read, absorbing and delightful. Thank you, and congratulations. I've posted a review on Amazon, but I don't think it does the book justice. Would that I had your way with words."
Meg Westley, author of Goddess Fire
"From the opening scene in the desolation of the Sahara Desert to the final shattering conclusion on a storm-blasted mountaintop, Martha Engber weaves a haunting tale of the triumph of love between a thief from Mumbai and a strangely obsessed desert prostitute. Reminiscent of Garcia Marquez's Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother."
Homer Gallagher, author of Tales of the Mosquito Coast
"You'll lick your lips, certain they are dry and cracked, as you follow Ajay and Madina through the Sahara Desert in ... Martha Engber's intriguing debut novel."
Jana McBurney-Lin, author of My Half of the Sky