puravjha07 reviewed Green grass, running water by Thomas King
Purav Jha
4 stars
In this magical, humorous story by Cherokee author Thomas King, strong, sassy women and hard-luck, hardheaded men, all looking for a middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance. Eli and his log cabin stand in the way of a lucrative dam project; Alberta is a university professor who would trade her two boyfriends for a baby but no husband; and Lionel, who is forty years old, is still a television salesman for an arrogant boss. Nothing in the tiny town of Blossom will be the same after these three—and others—arrive at the Blackfoot reservation for the Sun Dance and meet four Indian elders and their trickster companion, Coyote. I got to read it from shabd.in and kindle
