03213cim a2200397 i 4500 2533776677 TxAuBib 20190828120000.0 r 250813s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063281127 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book 0063281120 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book MWT16619107 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Power, Mona Susan, 1961-, author. A Council of Dolls [Hoopla] / Mona Susan Power. Unabridged. [United States : Mariner Books, 2023. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 16 min.)) : digital. spw rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. Read by Isabella Star LaBlanc. The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award-winning Native American author Mona Susan Power, spanning three generations of Yanktonai Dakota women from the 19th century to the present day. From the mid-century metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota people, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools, A Council of Dolls is the story of three women, told in part through the stories of the dolls they carried…. Sissy, born 1961: Sissy's relationship with her beautiful and volatile mother is difficult, even dangerous, but her life is also filled with beautiful things, including a new Christmas present, a doll called Ethel. Ethel whispers advice and kindness in Sissy's ear, and in one especially terrifying moment, maybe even saves Sissy's life. Lillian, born 1925: Born in her ancestral lands in a time of terrible change, Lillian clings to her sister, Blanche, and her doll, Mae. When the sisters are forced to attend an "Indian school" far from their home, Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school's abusive nuns. But when tragedy strikes the sisters, the doll Mae finds her way to defend the girls. Cora, born 1888: Though she was born into the brutal legacy of the "Indian Wars," Cora isn't afraid of the white men who remove her to a school across the country to be "civilized." When teachers burn her beloved buckskin and beaded doll Winona, Cora discovers that the spirit of Winona may not be entirely lost… A modern masterpiece, A Council of Dolls is gorgeous, quietly devastating, and ultimately hopeful, shining a light on the echoing damage wrought by Indian boarding schools, and the historical massacres of Indigenous people. With stunning prose, Mona Susan Power weaves a spell of love and healing that comes alive on the page. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla Audiobook. Indians of North America Fiction. Literature Fiction. Fiction. lcgft LaBlanc, Isabella Star, reader. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15537549?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hhh711 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780063281127_180.jpeg Cover image RV8