{"product_id":"mattaponi-queen-stories-9781555975586","title":"Mattaponi Queen: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2009 Bakeless Fiction Prize, a confident debut collection from Belle Boggs about life on and around the Mattaponi Indian Reservation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet on the Mattaponi Indian Reservation and in its surrounding counties, the stories in this linked collection detail the lives of rural men and women with stark realism and plainspoken humor. A young military couple faces a future shadowed by injury and untold secrets. A dying alcoholic attempts to reconcile with his estranged children. And an elderly woman's nurse weathers life with her irascible charge by making payments on a decrepit houseboat--the \u003ci\u003eMattaponi Queen\u003c\/i\u003e. The land is parceled into lots, work opportunities are few, and the remaining inhabitants must choose between desire and necessity as they navigate the murky stream of possession, love, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555975586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 5.88w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belle Boggs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576627392693,"sku":"9781555975586","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_95652b31-73d7-404e-a4a7-96cace837ba9.jpg?v=1724176084","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mattaponi-queen-stories-9781555975586","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}