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The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
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The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
US SRP: $18.00 US
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: March 09, 2021
Physical Info: 1.0" H x 8.45" L x 5.5" W (1.1 lbs) 392 pages
One snow winter's day, Rosalie Iron Wing returns to the home from which she was taken as a child. Orphan, widow, and mother-journalist and gardener- Rosalie has spent the previous two decades watching as her white husband's family farm is threatened first by drought and then by a predatory chemical company. Now, grieving, she finally begins to confront the past and embrace the future-and, in the process, learns what it means to be descended from women with souls of iron, women who have protected their families, their traditions, and a precious cache of seeds through generations of hardship and loss.
Diane Wilson (Dakhóta) is the author of a memoir, Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past, which won a Minnesota Book Award and was selected for the One Minneapolis One Read program, as well as a nonfiction book, Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life, which was awarded the Barbara Sudler Award from History Colorado. Her most recent essay, "Seeds for Seven Generations," was featured in the anthology A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. Wilson has received a Bush Foundation Fellowship as well as awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. In 2018, she was awarded a 50 Over 50 Award from Pollen/Midwest. In 2018, she was awarded a 50 Over 50 Award from Pollen/Midwest. Wilson has served as the executive director for Dream of Wild Health and the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, working to help rebuild sovereign food systems for Native people. She is a Mdewakanton descendent, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation, and lives in Shafer, Minnesota.
Review Quotes:
"In chapters that shift among the perspectives of four Dakhóoacute;ta women--including Rosalie's great-aunt, who grew plants because the seeds in her pocket were 'all that's left of my family'--Wilson tracks Rosalie's attempts to understand her family and her roots, and considers how memory cultivates a sense of connection to the land."--The New Yorker
"This powerful work achieves a deep resonance . . . and makes a powerful statement along the way."--Publishers Weekly starred review
"A thoughtful, moving meditation on connections to the past and the land that humans abandon at their peril."--Kirkus Reviews
"[Wilson's] writing is almost like a lullaby, guiding you gently across the tale. There is poetry in the words, a love for nature you can feel seeping through each page." --Book Riot, "Best Books of 2021"
"[The Seed Keeper] is a gorgeous and moving work of fiction with memorable characters that will stay in your heart and body for a long time." --BuzzFeed, "Brilliant Books That Explore Our Relationship with Nature"
"Wilson offers a different kind of idealism: one where community, family, and the seeds can create the future we're seeking."--Claire Comstock-Gay, TODAY Show Online
"[Wilson] expertly weaves history and fiction to show how colonialism has long been a driver of environmental destruction. But the novel is also celebratory, a powerful and compelling ode to the resilience and wisdom of Indigenous cultures." --Literary Hub, "Recommended Climate Readings for March 2021"
"And though this book pulls no punches in its condemnation of white settlers and colonizers and their continued abuse of the land, it is also heartfelt and hopeful, carrying a steadfast belief in the strength of family, will, and growth." --BuzzFeed, "Best Books of Spring 2021"
"A thought-provoking and engaging read."--Booklist starred review
