Craig Lesley Boeken

Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award From the two-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award: a deeply moving and evocative novel of fathers and sons. Danny Kachiah is a Native American fighting not to become a casualty. His father, Red Shirt, is dead; his wife, Loxie, has left him, and his career as a rodeo cowboy is flagging. But when Loxie dies in a car wreck, leaving him with his son, Jack, whom he hardly knows, Danny uses the magnificent stories of Red Shirt to guide him toward true fatherhood. Together, Danny and Jack begin to make a life from the dreams of yesterday and the ruins of today's northwestern reservations.

In this sequel to the award-winning Winterkill, the past and present effortlessly intertwine to tell a tale richly grounded in the setting of the Pacific Northwest. Danny Kachiah and his son continue to grow and understand each other through the wisdom of an esteemed Indian elder and the powers of Nature, herself.