Dec 17, 2009

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Author: Larry Woiwode
First Published: 1992
Type of Work: Novel
Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
Subjects: 1970’s, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Marriage, Guilt, Native Americans or American Indians, Women’s issues, Multiculturalism, Death or dying, Spiritualism, Infants, Mysticism, End of the world, Resurrection, Arson
Locales: Michigan

Chris and Ellen Van Eenanam are still adjusting to life together as a couple, to the death of their stillborn child, and to the changes inevitable in young adulthood. Chris needs to complete the writing of his dissertation, the final step in attaining his Ph.D. in mathematics. In an isolated cabin in upper Michigan, Chris intends to concentrate on his writing and his marriage.

Chris Van Eenanam is of mixed blood (Lakota on his grandfather's side) but has always considered himself more white than red, having been raised and educated in New York. His relocation will prove to be...

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