Two Old Women, 10th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
by Wallis, Velma
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0060723521
- ISBN 13
- 9780060723521
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York, New York, Usa: Perennial, 2004. Soft cover. As New. As New, - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. 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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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007540
- Title
- Two Old Women, 10th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
- Author
- Wallis, Velma
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0060723521
- ISBN 13
- 9780060723521
- Publisher
- Perennial
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, Usa
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 164
- Keywords
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Survival, Historical, Mythology, Folklore, Native Americans, Book Club, Adult, Indigenous, Inuit, Alaska, Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indigenous;
- X weight
- 400 g
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Edmonton, Alberta
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