Velma Wallis

Two Old Women

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Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine.
Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts a landscape and way of life that are at once merciless and starkly beautiful. In her old women, she has created two heroines of steely determination whose story of betrayal, friendship, community, and forgiveness “speaks straight to the heart with clarity, sweetness, and wisdom” (Ursula K. Le Guin).
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99 printed pages
Publication year
2013
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  • Veronica Bharshared an impression4 years ago
    👍Worth reading

    This story is about the strength of women. Their determination and resilience. I enjoyed reading this book.

  • Naomi Soteloshared an impression5 years ago
    🌴Beach Bag Book

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  • Naomi Sotelohas quoted5 years ago
    . I am afraid I did not know what growing up was about because I was having so much fun.
  • Naomi Sotelohas quoted5 years ago
    So Shruh Zhuu learned that it caused less pain to think about certain things than to speak out about them.

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