Bøger af Mardi Oakley Medawar

"Another great storyteller is emerging."-Tony Hillerman Award-winning authorMardi Oakley Medawar In 1866 the Kiowas return to their traditional winter camp at Palo Duro Canyon for the first time in two years. But when a powerful healer winds up missing and two horses are found killed, the camp is convinced it is the work of a shapeshifter...While the camp searches for the witch among them, Tay-bodal begins his own investigation. Anxious to find his missing friend and sure that there is no supernatural cause behind these events, Tay-bodal must uncover the truth before fear destroys the bonds that unite the Kiowa Band.... "Medawar really captives the personalitiesof the individuals in her story, as wellas the culture itself, with understanding andlow-key Indian humor. She does for the Kiowa culturewhat Tony Hillerman has done for the Navaho."-Don Coldsmith, author of Tallgrass and the Spanish Bit saga"Medawar, a Cherokee, reveals legendaryNative Americans as believable peopleand offers her readers a comprehensive lookat historical Kiowa life and values."-Publishers Weekly

"Another great storyteller is emerging."-Tony Hillerman Award-winning authorMardi Oakley Medawar On a scalding summer day in 1866, the Kiowa Nation gathered at Rainy Mountain to witness the magnificent Cheyenne Robber standing before them-charged with murdering a fellow tribesman. It was a day Tay-bodal would never forget. A day that threatened to tear the unity of the entire Kiowa Nation... Known as a wanderer and eccentric healer, Tay-bodal was always on the outside of the clan. Now, for the first time in his life, Tay-bodal's unconventional ways will prove invaluable to the survival of the Kiowa Nation. He has just five days to find the truth behind the murder. But Tay-bodal will discover more than truth. He will embark on a journey so spiritual, so important, that he will finally know what it is to be a Kiowa Indian... "Medawar, a Cherokee, reveals legendaryNative Americans as believable peopleand offers her readers a comprehensive lookat historical Kiowa life and values."-Publishers Weekly "Her characters, white or Indian, are people...This is our history."-Don Coldsmith, award-winning author of Runestone "More than a mystery, Medawar's novel is a beautifully written, life-affirming, heartwarming story full of adventure, humor, and tears...a cunningly plotted story that is as devilishlyfunny as it is charmingly told."-ALA Booklist