" —James M

even though orders came from the higher-ups

"Jake Skeets writes with such sparse yet full beauty

the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota

for two women at the sacred fire

Gardens in the Dunes Muscogee (Creek) " —James MA sweeping, multifaceted tale of a young Native American pulled between the cherished traditions of a heritage on the brink of extinction and an encroaching white culture, Gardens in the Dunes is the powerful story of one womans quest to reconcile two worlds that are diametrically opposed. At the center of this struggle is Indigo, who is ripped from her tribe, the Sand Lizard people, by white soldiers who destroy her home and family. Placed in a