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Back text cover: A COUNCIL OF DOLLS "A Council of Dolls is an honor song to the love and strength of Native families and our stories, to our brilliant selves. I couldn't have known how
much I needed the wisdom and offerings of these pages."
- KELLI JO FORD, AUTHOR OF CROOKED HALLELUJAH "A Council of Dolls absorbs through the skin, enters the bone, and disperses through the psyche-it perfectly captures the internal roots of the Native experience... and, moreover, how strength, healing, and love reverberate down each passing generation to dispense hope and resiliency. I cannot
more highly recommend Power's newest masterpiece."
-OSCAR HOKEAH, PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD-WINNING
AUTHOR OF CALLING FOR A BLANKET DANCE "A work of exquisite beauty and courageous truth telling, and
an unforgettable homage to ancestral suffering and strength."
-SHEILA O'CONNOR, AUTHOR OF EVIDENCE OF V "A Council of Dolls is resplendent and deeply compelling—a mighty, dazzling whirlwind of powerful storytelling. I wanted to read quickly, but was magnetized by the power of each voice. The stories lift from the page. Prepare to stay up all night. Mona Susan Power is at the height of
her literary powers. She can peer into darkness and transform it." -DEBRA MAGPIE EARLING, AUTHOR OF
THE LOST JOURNALS OF SACAJEWEA "Mona Susan Power writes with dazzling empathy. The result is a heartrending and many-layered narrative, a captivating story which is also a thrilling testimonial to the power of stories. This tender
and magical novel will stay with me for a long time."
-MARGOT LIVESEY, AUTHOR OF THE BOY IN THE FIELD

Awards: 

• Minnesota Book Award
• Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Nominee
• National Book Award Longlist Nominee
• High Plains Book Award for Woman Writer Finalist