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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With the grace of a dancer lifted by spirit and grounded in the well-worn earth beneath her feet, Linda LaGarde Grover tells a circular tale of life on and off the Reservation. Generous, ironic, and often gut-wrenching,
The Road Back to Sweetgrass is at its large heart a book about the power of home and the inexorable connections between land, people, and stories." —Danielle Sosin, author of
The Long-Shining Waters "History, humanity and humor—these things always impress me when I read Linda LeGarde Grover’s fiction. In this deeply moving and healing book, we are drawn into a communally told story that shows generations violently separated yet held together by the cord of place and culture and by many, many acts of love." —Heid E. Erdrich, author of
Original Local"Through the character of Margie Robineau, Linda LeGarde Grover has created an Ojibwe everywoman who not only births a daughter Crystal, but also revitalizes the small township of Sweetgrass by making family with her would be father-in-law. Grover’s novel tackles genealogy and kinship, Indian allotment and traditions, and ultimately love. A gorgeous read, an extraordinary novel!" —LeAnne Howe, author of
Shell Shaker"The overall theme of longing and belonging affects us all, and in this story Linda brings us into the grand circle." —
Lake Superior Magazine "The events that define these characters and their world, the births and deaths and binding loves, unfold with gentle pathos and wry humor, the cadences of minute detail and the sweep of history a matter of quiet confidence and unshowy grace for this gifted storyteller." —
Star Tribune "At heart this is the story of the women’s longing for home, with traditions of pow-wows, fancy dancing and wild ricing, and of coming of age when the Anishinaabe struggled to preserve their culture in a changing world." —
St. Paul Pioneer PressTable of ContentsContents
The Odissimaa Bag
Bezhig: The Frybread Makers
The Power of Frybread
In Her Dream, Margie
The Art of Dressing a Rabbit
Niizh: Termination Days
Shades of Through the Looking Glass
The Veil in the Jar
Nisswi: The Wild Ricers
Margie-enjiss
Animoosh
The Ar-Bee-See
Niiwin: Migwechiwendam
Enchanted Ah-gwaching
The Occasional Scent of Sweetgrass
