Frances Washburn is an assistant professor of American Indian studies and English at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Elsie's Business, available in a Bison Books edition.

"A lively, heartfelt novel. . . . [The Sacred White Turkey is] a charming, plainspoken tale of two people who have only each other until a bird gives them the courage to battle the forces of corruption and evil."—Publishers Weekly "Washburn's novel examines contemporary and traditional life on the Pine Ridge Reservation and finds spirituality, chicanery, humor, and wisdom. . . . The Sacred White Turkey brings voice to a community and reveals its characters beautifully. Captivating."—Heather Paulson, Booklist "This book has a Barbara Kingsolver feel to it. I like how Washburn skillfully weaves Catholic, Lakota, and pragmatic notions about belief together into a pastiche that seems real to me. I highly recommend this book."—Herb Thompson, Southwestern American Literature "While granting readers the pleasure of a good old-fashioned mystery, the real delight in Frances Washburn's The Sacred White Turkey is how it immerses us in a world without the binaries and categorization so common in literature dealing with race."—Peter Grandbois, Rain Taxi

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Frances Washburn is an assistant professor of American Indian studies and English at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Elsie's Business, available in a Bison Books edition.

"A lively, heartfelt novel. . . . [The Sacred White Turkey is] a charming, plainspoken tale of two people who have only each other until a bird gives them the courage to battle the forces of corruption and evil."—Publishers Weekly "Washburn's novel examines contemporary and traditional life on the Pine Ridge Reservation and finds spirituality, chicanery, humor, and wisdom. . . . The Sacred White Turkey brings voice to a community and reveals its characters beautifully. Captivating."—Heather Paulson, Booklist "This book has a Barbara Kingsolver feel to it. I like how Washburn skillfully weaves Catholic, Lakota, and pragmatic notions about belief together into a pastiche that seems real to me. I highly recommend this book."—Herb Thompson, Southwestern American Literature "While granting readers the pleasure of a good old-fashioned mystery, the real delight in Frances Washburn's The Sacred White Turkey is how it immerses us in a world without the binaries and categorization so common in literature dealing with race."—Peter Grandbois, Rain Taxi

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