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In the Gold of Time
By Claudie Gallay. 2006
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Serious and literary fiction, Suspense and thrillersIndigenous peoples history, European travel and geography
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Set between Normandy and Arizona, In the Gold of Time is a seductive tale of silences and dark, half-revealed secrets,…
and a haunting elegy for innocence lost in a lost world. A young father holidays by the sea near Dieppe with his reproachfully perfect wife and their twin daughters. Returning from the local shop, he meets an eccentric old lady, Alice Berthier, who lives with he mute sister, Clémence. Their mysterious house is full of old photographs and strange objects - sacred ceremonial masks once belonging to the Hopi, a tribe of Native Americans from Arizona. Haunted by memories of a tragic past, Alice takes comfort in her new companion, and he, in turn, is drawn into her mysterious world. As his family recedes into the background, her stirring tales of the Hopi and the Arizona desert become the only salve to his despondent soul.In the Gold of Time
By Claudie Gallay. 2006
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Serious and literary fiction, Suspense and thrillersIndigenous peoples history, European travel and geography
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Set between Normandy and Arizona, In the Gold of Time is a seductive tale of silences and dark, half-revealed secrets,…
and a haunting elegy for innocence lost in a lost world. A young father holidays by the sea near Dieppe with his reproachfully perfect wife and their twin daughters. Returning from the local shop, he meets an eccentric old lady, Alice Berthier, who lives with he mute sister, Clémence. Their mysterious house is full of old photographs and strange objects - sacred ceremonial masks once belonging to the Hopi, a tribe of Native Americans from Arizona. Haunted by memories of a tragic past, Alice takes comfort in her new companion, and he, in turn, is drawn into her mysterious world. As his family recedes into the background, her stirring tales of the Hopi and the Arizona desert become the only salve to his despondent soul.Eyes of Wisdom
By Heyoka Merrifield. 2006
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Serious and literary fictionIndigenous peoples history, Self help
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In this first volume of The White Buffalo Woman Trilogy, author Heyoka Merrifield celebrates the sacredness of nature and the…
return of a culture hidden by time. Eyes of Wisdom offers a deeply moving narration of life and ceremony on the plains that is richly interwoven with Native American and other mythic traditions. The author draws inspiration from the legend of White Buffalo Woman, his vision quests, and experiences in the Sun Dance lodge.