Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival | 
pickTwo old women of the Gwich‘in band,one of 11 distinct Athabaskan groups in Alaska, are left behind in a particularly harsh winter to die because the People believe they are a burden&move on to find food without them.While the women rely on each other&the skills they learned when they were young,they also revive their strengths.This is a story about believing in your strength, respecting your elders¬ accepting defeat. Loved it
pickTwo women, 75 and 80 years old, are abandoned one difficult starving winter by their tribe. They have to find the will to use skills they haven‘t needed in many years in order to survive on their own.
This novella takes place in what is now Alaska, long before Westerners invaded North America. It‘s a moving record of an Athabascan legend.
I hope to find the author‘s other books.
Am I being too ambitious in having 9 books to read this month? My reading was very slow in August as life got in the way. I hope things will settle for September. #SummerEndReathathon @TheSpineView
A book you feel as much as read. When the weather turns sour, two old women are left behind by the tribe. The book follows their journey, which is both emotional and encouraging. This is more of a novella than a novel, so a very quick read, but a very long-remembered story.
These are the books that I have picked for #round17 of #LMPBC.
Hood Feminism
An Ork on the Wildside
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World.
Sorry I don‘t know how to link the other books to the post.
pickTwo elderly Native American women abandoned by their tribe as liabilities thrive on their own in the Artic. Less than 200 pgs.
4⭐
pick“An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival” is the gist of this small book that packs a punch. Two old women are forced to face a harsh reality and the People who force the decision have to live with the consequences. The descriptions of the wilderness and the living conditions and the reality of day to day life make you feel every bit of it. A morality tableau. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
💐 Here‘s my late #20in4 Readathon wrap-up!
My goals were to:
✅ read for 8 hours (8 hours 13 minutes to be precise)
✅ finish Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (it was vg)
✅ start Two Old Women (also good)
Thanks again for the challenge @Andrew65 !
#readathon
Happy May! I pretended May isn‘t the 3rd busiest month of the year and made this giant #tbr pile.
🐎 Saddle Up for Murder by Leigh Hearon for Triple Crown Season
👯♂️ Two Old Women by Velma Wallis for #BookClub
✅ I finished Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson today
☎️ Dial A for Aunties by Jesse W. Sutanto for a buddy read
🐋 Fluke; Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore for the #MonthlyKeyWordGXO challenge
#MayTBR
pick⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very enlightening read! The way the women learned to survive after being abdoned gave me hope for those who lose themselves in age. We are only as old as we feel, age is just a number.
I decided to take a break from my regular fantasy books and indulge in something a bit different! This book is fairly small which is perfect for a day of light reading.
pickThis is the Alaskan legend of how two elder women survived after they were abandoned by their people. Old ladies for the win- you should read this one! #WinterGames2020 #TeamReadNosedReindeer
This gave me my second #BookspinBingo
pickA quiet tale, yet full of honesty, hope, vulnerability, and courage. A good fireside story and nice to read a #nativevoices book.
pickA beautiful and hella feminist Athabaskan legend of two old women left behind by their tribe. I loved it.
pickI cannot believe I'd never heard of this Alaskan author while I was growing up. The tale is incredibly descriptive and well written, I'm so glad to have found this book in a national park gift shop.
pickIt was so cool to read this after learning a little about lives of the Athabascan people during a couple of tours on my trip to Alaska! An inspiring legend with many universal messages.
pickThis is a short read about two women who are left to die in the Alaskan wilderness. They have to choose between learning to fend for themselves or give up and die. It‘s a good read that is both entertaining and inspiring. This is my book by an indigenous author for #Booked2019.
Next up for my book by an indigenous author. #Booked2019
pickAt only 160 pages, this was short but good! A native legend of two old women who are abandoned by their tribe and forced to fend for themselves in the harsh Alaskan winter. #Recommend
Thank you Book Riot for the heads up on this deal of the day! $1.99 on Amazon. Can't wait to dive into this one. I love anything to do with Alaska.
pickUS Kindle Deal!
I read this slim tale well over a year ago and must have forgotten to review it. It‘s a such a well written and even humorous reflection on women aging, expectations of others and ourselves, and especially the power of self-reliance & resilience.
Highly recommend!
Day 9 of the #RiotGrams Challenge: Native and Indigenous Reads
Read this recently and it was excellent. The author shares a legend that has been passed down for generations. Two elderly women are abandoned by their tribe during a famine in the midst of a frigid Alaskan winter. Their survival story is moving and inspiring.
@bookriot #riotgramsday9 #nativeandindigenousreads
Tonight‘s read! Almost done, and this will cover my “female protagonist over 60” for #readharder2018 and my “book that takes place in HI or AK” for Broader Books!
pickThis book is based an old Alaskan legend passed down through generations that tells of two elderly women who were abandoned by their tribe during a famine. This story shares how they worked together to stay alive over the next year. Read it in one sitting. A very affecting story.
pickIt's rare to read a book in which the protagonist is an old women but this book has two! It's a very quick and enjoyable morality tale and a good reminder, in our youth obsessed culture, that the elderly have value too.
To quote the intro: there is no limit to one's ability- certainly not age- to accomplish in life what one must.
pickThis story is from my husband‘s/children‘s tribe. I read it and then passed it on to my daughter, a piece of her heritage.
pickBrought this quick read to work with me tonight. It‘s a feel good/life lesson kind of story. Reminds me of something my grandmother used to say: “Whenever I get to feeling sorry for myself, I just get up and do some hard work”. 5/5⭐️
pickA retelling of a Gwich‘in story that the author heard from her mother. It‘s about two elderly women who had been left behind to die when their people were starving. The women don‘t give up on life, making this an inspiring tale of survival & forgiveness. Gender nonconformity is in the backstory of one of the two, & the skills learned when she was “like a boy” are useful. Short, simply told & powerful. It‘s one that‘ll stick with me. #Indigenous
“We were so hungry that people were staggering around, and my mother whispered that she was afraid that people would think of eating people.” (From tagged book)
Is it weird that I‘m reading concurrent stories where cannibalism is a thing?
pickThank you @Lindy for recommending this life lesson! I loved the line drawings.
My husband found an unopened package yesterday that contained belated Christmas gifts for me! 1/2
pickWhen @pocketmermaid went to Alaska on a trip, she brought this back for me. I finally got around to reading it today and enjoyed it. It‘s a legend about two old whiny women that get left behind by their people. After their abandonment, they must learn to survive on their own. It‘s a truly special book about the traditions we keep and how those traditions hurt the vulnerable people around us. Great themes in a short book (130 pgs). A pick 👍🏽.
I love browsing through local bookstores when I'm on an adventure. I saw this book everywhere when we went to Alaska last year. I haven't read it yet but I may do so next month as I'm planning to read all diverse women authors for Women's History Month. #boughtonvacation #feistyfeb
