{"product_id":"the-way-we-make-sense-9781879960664","title":"The Way We Make Sense","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aunt Lute Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781879960664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Dawn Karima Pettigrew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750138933429,"sku":"9781879960664","price":10.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-way-we-make-sense-9781879960664","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}