![]() ![]() He knocks it out of the park on his first try. This is Tommy Orange’s debut novel, and besides bringing a meaningful perspective to the struggles of modern urban American Indians, it’s just plain good literature. He wants us to understand what it’s like to be caught between two worlds: one that you’re trying to preserve and another that doesn’t seem to want you.Īnd no, this is not an episode of Yellowstone. He’s angry about the plight of contemporary American Indians, and he wants everyone to read about it. ![]() ![]() And oh, the hypocrisy (bless their hearts)! Packed with social and moral dilemmas, this novel provides plenty of fodder for discussion at your next Book Club. As various households extend hospitality to “Pew,” who also appears to be mute, confidences are shared that begin unraveling the town’s history. ![]() The premise of the novel is how a small Southern town reacts when finding a homeless, gender-neutral person of uncertain ethnicity asleep on a church pew on Sunday morning. That’s too bad, because this little book has a lot to say. Perhaps it has gone unnoticed because at barely more than 200 pages, and dressed up to look like a prayer book, it has literally been lost among the other books on the case. This 2020 publication quietly slipped in and took a seat on the back row. …And Need Before Your Next Quarantine Pew Catherine lacey ![]()
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