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Author:
Deborah Jackson Taffa
Publisher:
Harper
Date:
February 27, 2024
A memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and of the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance.
What The Reviewers Say
In its mesmerizing dive into tumultuous childhood stories and its excavation of a particular place and time, Whiskey Tender recalls Mary Karr’s now-classic memoir The Liars' Club. What sets Taffa's memoir apart is its study of the political, racial and ancestral forces that shape a life..
The result of a lifetime, Taffa’s remarkable debut stands out from other contemporary memoirs and Native American literature..
A poignant and harrowing account.
[Taffa] carefully incorporates years of diligent research to reveal unknown or underappreciated facts of history.
