{"product_id":"the-seed-keeper-9781571311375","title":"The Seed Keeper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA haunting novel spanning several generations, \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e follows a Dakhóta family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakhóta people. Until, one morning, Ray doesn't return from checking his traps. Told she has no family, Rosalie is sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato--where the reserved, bookish teenager meets rebellious Gaby Makespeace, in a friendship that transcends the damaged legacies they've inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a winter's day many years later, Rosalie returns to her childhood home. A widow and mother, she has spent the previous two decades on her white husband's farm, finding solace in her garden even as the farm is threatened first by drought and then by a predatory chemical company. Now, grieving, Rosalie begins to confront the past, on a search for family, identity, and a community where she can finally belong. In the process, she learns what it means to be descended from women with souls of iron--women who have protected their families, their traditions, and a precious cache of seeds through generations of hardship and loss, through war and the insidious trauma of boarding schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together the voices of four indelible women, \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully told story of reawakening, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors for \u003cem\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Book Riot Best Book of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BuzzFeed Best Book of Spring 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Bustle Most Anticipated Debut Novel of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBon Appetit\u003c\/em\u003e Best Summer 2021 Read\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Thrillist Best New Book of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Books Are Magic Most Anticipated Book of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e Book to Look Forward to in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e Best Summer 2021 Read\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571311375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Dakhóta) is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eSpirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Minnesota Book Award and was selected for the One Minneapolis One Read program, as well as a nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eBeloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Barbara Sudler Award from History Colorado. Her most recent essay, \"Seeds for Seven Generations,\" was featured in the anthology \u003ci\u003eA Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e. Wilson has received a Bush Foundation Fellowship as well as awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. In 2018, she was awarded a 50 Over 50 Award from Pollen\/Midwest. Wilson has served as the executive director for Dream of Wild Health and the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, working to help rebuild sovereign food systems for Native people. She is a Mdewakanton descendent, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation, and lives in Shafer, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40601960972403,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_eb7fd6eb-6781-45db-982c-1e092cfa1bcc.jpg?v=1669309898","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-seed-keeper-9781571311375","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}