{"product_id":"indian-medicine-dennis-allen-9781487013738","title":"Indian Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA darkly funny, deeply human portrait of life, love, and survival on a northern reserve where hope and hardship walk hand in hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn linked tales set on the Rabbit-Skin River Indian Reserve, a remote northern community of 500, we follow Jimmy Whiskey-Jack--an unscrupulous but lovable schemer--and his cheerful sidekick, Chubby Larue, as they stumble from absurd escapades like inheriting a hearse into the heart of life on the rez. Around Jimmy orbit unforgettable figures: Auntie Gertie, the tough, tender matriarch; Father Binette, the well-meaning priest; Isaac Rat-Skin, the last medicine man; Ida Scow, the no-nonsense band manager; and Chief Truman Two-Faces, whose antics skewer colonial bureaucracy. At Effie's Café--the community's beating heart--gossip flows, love endures, and resilience reigns. Both humorous and haunting, \u003cem\u003eIndian Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e captures the spirit, struggle, and enduring strength of life on the Rabbit-Skin River Reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487013736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487013738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Dennis Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171196150015,"sku":"9781487013738","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/indian-medicine-dennis-allen-9781487013738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}