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Two Old Women by Velma Wallis

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the_sunken_library's review against another edition

4.0

A captivating "re-telling" (the author admits she embellishes and uses her artistic license with some details of the story) of a story about two women, abandoned and left for dead who defy the Gods and the belief of their own people by not only striving forward after being cast aside, but prosper, re-discover themselves and eventually heal their broken and poisoned tribesmen and women.

This is a tale about never assuming another's worth, about believing in your own capabilities and remembering our humanity.

cloudsinthecupboard's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cdjdhj's review against another edition

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3.0

This an Alaskan native American legend of two old women who are abandoned by their people during a particularly hard winter. Without enough food, the elders of the tribe leave the two women, considered a burden to their community, to die. The two women that they are in fact stronger than they or anyone else believed them to be, and certainly, not ready to give up and die. This is an interesting little book with a good story and moral. It is worth reading. I also learned something about the Gwich'in band of the Athabaskan people.