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As Betty struggles to keep her family and her dignity intact

a tale of passion

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Barbarian Days

Like Wovoka himself

The Last Human Bear tribal belonging As Betty struggles to keep"Lush and gripping." Rebecca Solnit "It's revelatory on every page." Dave Eggers "The grand return of a master storyteller." Peter Maravelis, City Lights Booksellers An epic story of curses, love, hard won independence, and healing and the first novel in 28 years by a widely acclaimed Native writer. Mary Hatcher lives with a curse or is it a power that could make her life whole? A Native Pomo woman who comes of age in 1930s California, Mary keeps