R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 9/12/2018 + 1452 more book reviews

The story is told by Joe, a boy whose mother is brutally attacked. As he and his father, a judge in the courts of the reseration, cope with her trauma they try to discover who might do this. The plot is straight forward as Joe spends time with his friends, biking around the reservation, and trying to determine who did this to his beautiful mother. He's a good student and causes no trouble beyond the usual boyish explorations of smoking and drinking occasionally. However, he mourns his mother of before.

The silence of the house, the absence of laughter and the change in the family's life and activities are depressing at best. Geraldine stays in her room, sleeping and sleeping and refuses to eat more than a few bites when she does eat. Her smiles have vanished and she refuses to talk about her ordeal. Joe and his father find themselves walking as quietly as they can to and avoid unexpected noise.

The author does an outstanding job of creating these characters. The tale is based on a number of actual events woven together to build this beautiful novel. I can actually say that this is the best novel I've read by this author and I've read several.

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