Quiet Until the Thaw (Hardcover)

from kayanelson

I like Alexandra Fuller's memoirs a lot. They are some of my favorite books. This was her first novel and it centered on the plight of Native Americans. Other reviewers mentioned how she was writing about something she knew nothing about. Maybe I'm oversimplifying it but I think there can be comp...

from LynnB

I've read all of Alexandra Fuller's memoirs...in fact, I've read Don't Let's Go to the Dog Tonight at least twice. It haunts me. This book is Ms. Fuller's first novel. It tells the story of two American Indian boys raised by the reservation's resident midwife (who is the grandmother of one of the...

from Pmaurer

Story of two Indian boys, abandoned by their mothers at birth, and raised by a tribe midwife. Somewhat disjoined way of telling the story, but I could feel the voice of a native storyteller throughout.

from splinfo

Worth reading this book to come to know Rick Overlooking Horse. A couple of the chapters knocked my socks off but overall I kept wondering why Fuller was writing about Native Americans. Preferred her other books.