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Book 2008

Winter in the blood

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Published
2008
  • Fiction
  • Indians of North America
  • Montana
  • Siksika Indians
  • Montana, fiction
  • Fiction, historical, general
  • Fiction, family life
  • Fiction, westerns

Narrated by a young Native American living on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana, Winter in the Blood is the unforgettable story of a man living out the tragedy of his people. Intelligent sensitive, and self destructive he is haunted by the untimely deaths of his father and older brother and the shards of his once proud heritage. He sleepwalks through his days working on his stepfather's cattle ranch and consoles himself with alcohol and women. An ironic epiphany provides a tie to the vast land of his ancestors and an alternative to despair.