{"product_id":"9780615777535","title":"From These Ashes","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This tale of suffering, separation, redemption and healing is not just engaging-it is riveting... Tamela Ritter has written an important and touching book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Verner, Prince William Living\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first time my mother tried to kill me, I was six.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stunning contemporary Native American novel, \u003ci\u003eFrom These Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the journey of two siblings looking for \"home,\" while searching for themselves, each other, their heritage and their destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a center for cult recovery in Phoenix, Arizona, 16-year-old Native American Naomi West refuses to talk; instead she writes - about her life, about her brother, about the prophecy, and about the fire that nearly destroyed it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, her half-white brother, Tim West, awakes alone in a forest without memories of his past, only an unconscious urge to head west. It is on a Cascade mountaintop where he once again gets too close to a fire, and what starts as a horrifying nightmare wakens him to the truth of his past and a devastating choice that cost him everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFree Kindle book with paperback purchase via Kindle Matchbook\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Tamela J. Ritter said in an interview that she didn't originally plan to bring her own cultural heritage into \u003ci\u003eFrom These Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, saying of her own grandmother, Naomi, \"What I remember is how proud she was of her heritage, how tightly she held onto it.\" Ms. Ritter spins a gripping tale of reservation life, featuring realistically drawn characters and the struggle of young people to figure out where they belong in the world, with heartfelt and nuanced writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love books by Native American authors like Sherman Alexie, Louise Eldritch, and Leslie Marmon Silko, \u003ci\u003eFrom These Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e by Tamela J. Ritter is a must-read for your bookshelf that you'll love to read again and again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFrom These Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Pick it up if you love Sherman Alexie, stories about Native Americans, family dramas, or even if you love road trips.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[I] plan to get a paperback copy of From These Ashes so that I can put Ritter on my shelf alongside Alexie and Silko, where her books belong.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the best book I've ever hated reading. It ripped my heart completely out of my chest.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Battered Suitcase Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49878211199216,"sku":"9780615777535","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615777535","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}