I've followed Kelli's blog for several years, she's an Arizona resident who spent some years in Africa before returning to work in public health. I'd put this recent book of hers on my Amazon wish list and got it as a Mother's Day gift from my step kids. It was a great read, made more rewarding by knowing the author and the efforts she went through to self-publish the book.
Counting Coup is a term used in Native American culture that says if you can sneak up and touch your enemy without them knowing than you have control. It's a very daring and brave thing to do.
In the book, the main character, Avery, is trying to help her aging great-aunt while juggling a research professorship. She gets caught up in the stories of her great aunt and grandmother's lives when they taught briefly at the Phoenix Indian School in the 1950s. Their bravery in face of hardship was a new discovery for Avery.
I enjoyed reading about places that were so familiar and so integral to the story.
Published: 2017 Read: May 2018 Genre: Fiction
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