{"product_id":"between-earth-and-sky-paperback","title":"Between Earth and Sky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Skenandore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Amanda Skenandore's provocative and profoundly moving debut, set in the tragic intersection between white and Native American culture, a young girl learns about friendship, betrayal, and the sacrifices made in the name of belonging.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a quiet Philadelphia morning in 1906, a newspaper headline catapults Alma Mitchell back to her past. A federal agent is dead, and the murder suspect is Alma's childhood friend, Harry Muskrat. Harry--or Asku, as Alma knew him--was the most promising student at the \"savage-taming\" boarding school run by her father, where Alma was the only white pupil. Created in the wake of the Indian Wars, the Stover School was intended to assimilate the children of neighboring reservations. Instead, it robbed them of everything they'd known--language, customs, even their names--and left a heartbreaking legacy in its wake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The bright, courageous boy Alma knew could never have murdered anyone. But she barely recognizes the man Asku has become, cold and embittered at being an outcast in the white world and a ghost in his own. Her lawyer husband, Stewart, reluctantly agrees to help defend Asku for Alma's sake. To do so, Alma must revisit the painful secrets she has kept hidden from everyone--especially Stewart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told in compelling narratives that alternate between Alma's childhood and her present life, \u003ci\u003eBetween Earth and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and complex story of love and loss, as a quest for justice becomes a journey toward understanding and, ultimately, atonement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Skenandore\u003c\/b\u003e is a historical fiction writer and registered nurse. In writing \u003ci\u003eBetween Earth and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, she has drawn on the experiences of a close relative, a member of the Ojibwe Tribe, who survived an Indian mission school in the 1950s. \u003ci\u003eBetween Earth and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is Amanda's first novel. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Readers can visit her website at www.amandaskenandore.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693341380671,"sku":"9781496713667","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e71f63a1ddb8fef28d5ac2d671aa3e10.webp?v=1764998599","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/between-earth-and-sky-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}