Two old women: an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage and survival
(Book)
Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine. Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts a landscape and way of life that are at once merciless and starkly beautiful. In her old women, she has created two heroines of steely determination whose story of betrayal, friendship, community, and forgiveness "speaks straight to the heart with clarity, sweetness, and wisdom" (Ursula K. Le Guin).
Level 6.4, 3 Points
Notes
Wallis, V., & Grant, J. (2013). Two old women: an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage and survival. Twentieth anniversary edition. New York, Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wallis, Velma and Jim Grant. 2013. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. New York, Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wallis, Velma and Jim Grant, Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. New York, Harper Perennial, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wallis, Velma. and Jim Grant. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. Twentieth anniversary edition. New York, Harper Perennial, 2013.
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