{"product_id":"the-way-we-make-sense-paperback","title":"The Way We Make Sense - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDawn Karima Pettigrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Indiana Redpaint, traded by her father for a rodeo entry fee, flees Oklahoma to be raised by her grandparents in North Carolina. A generation later, her daughter Manna, whose life is deeply marked by her mother's losses, runs from her own tragic past and catches up with her destiny--guided by a cast of unforgettable characters: Candy, a two-year old baby girl abandoned by her mother Sugar Begay; Silas Pipe, a Vietnam veteran with a glitzy past who has built an oasis in the desert; J.B., his grass-dancing nephew; and Bill Lawton, a widowed carpenter who can chisel life out of wood. Here in Gallup, New Mexico, Manna eventually finds wholeness and healing in unexpected people and places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e ...a sparkling, wildly original and inventive novel...Her characters are red, white, black, and brown, but above all they are real.\u003c\/em\u003e -- David Citino, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Appassionata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e ...Pettigrew weaves poetry and prose in an exquisite and powerful story that moves in time and space, bringing past, present, future, and the dream-time together in the best of written Native literary tradition. \u003c\/em\u003eThe Way We Make Sense \u003cem\u003eis a critically important work.\u003c\/em\u003e -- Lee Francis, National Director, WordCraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Dawn Karima Pettigrew is a writer undaunted by the big questions that bedevil us. She's the writer you will turn to when, once again, you understand that the heart never fits its wanting\u003c\/em\u003e. -- Lee K. Abbott, author of\u003cem\u003e Wet Places At Noon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Indian Rodeos, family generations, food stamps, lost loves, and the red earth of Oklahoma are all squares in the quilt sewn by Pettigrew's memorable words. I recommend this book to anyone who has a love for real stories well told.\u003c\/em\u003e -- Joseph Bruchac, author of \u003cem\u003eBreaking Silence \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawn Karima Pettigrew is the author of two novels, T\u003cem\u003ehe Way We Make Sense\u003c\/em\u003e (San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 2002) and \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage of Saints\u003c\/em\u003e (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 2006) and co-author of\u003cem\u003e Children Learn\u003c\/em\u003e (Cleveland: UCC, 2005), a book about multiculturalism and spirituality in children's literature. A new book on Native American Spirituality and film is forthcoming from Mellen Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A former Ms. Native American Worldwide, Miss Native American Achievement, and Ms. North Carolina Achievement, Ms. Pettigrew holds a B.A. from Harvard, an MFA in Creative Writing from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. from University of Kentucky\/Trinity Seminary. As an instructor in Cherokee Studies and English, she was the first full-time writer-in-residence at Western Carolina University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She is a member of the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas, The Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, National Indian Education Association, and the Native American Journalists' Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716958630137,"sku":"9781879960664","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6Ih9dNZ7P89781879960664.webp?v=1785075943","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-way-we-make-sense-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}