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“WAKING THE ANCIENTS is a novel you won’t put down, a suspenseful adventure whose characters get trapped in a nightmare…high in the cliff wilderness of Arizona. Gail Holstein fascinates with her knowledge of the mysterious Mogollon, cliff dwellers who disappeared hundreds of years ago…in a plot filled with tension, then escalating terror. Think Hillerman mixed with Mary Higgins Clark. I highly recommend!” - Barbara Bartocci, popular, multi-book author of Nobody’s Child Anymore and others

Waking the Ancients is a thrilling story of idealism, loyalty, and terror by Colorado novelist Gail Wanman Holstein. Described as a survivalist thriller, a heart-wrenching novel, and a spiritual adventure, Waking the Ancients is a must read for women adventurers.

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Holstein has blended the mystery of Arizona's Mogollon Rim with moral dilemma and spiritual growth, making Waking the Ancients a good book club book. Use author Gail Wanman Holstein's book club discussion questions to spur conversation, as your book club members delve into this fictional tale of love, murder and mystery. Order Waking the Ancients for your book club today and save 20% (on orders of 5 or more books ordered at same time).

"WAKING THE ANCIENTS is that rarest combination, not just a thrilling story of outdoor adventure, complete with love, betrayal and murder, but at the same time a spiritual adventure that awakens the soul. And above all, it's a crackerjack can't-put-it-down read." - Lorenzo Semple Jr., Screenwriter, Three Days of the Condor, The Parallax View, Papillon

Inspired by her personal interest in the history and mystery of the prehistoric people of the southwestern United States, Holstein has created an inspiring and empowering women's novel that stands its ground with the best outdoor adventure stories.

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