The Fragments That Remain

The Fragments That RemainDearest Departed, I do not know when I decided I was going to write. I am not a writer. You are. You were. Honorary twins Ally and Andy, born at the start and end of the same year, have always shared everything until Ally dies, his passing ruled a suicide by overdose. A year later, Andy starts her first year at college without her other half, writing letters to Ally as she makes new friends who know nothing about him, falls in love for the first time,

like all of Sarah Deer’s work

sometimes comedic

" Fiola finds that

Bridging communities from disparate corners of Indian Country and across generations

Jacob urges us to continue the timeless Indigenous tradition of engaging with stories and one another to build connection and strength within ourselves

he also confronts the harsh political reality for its Native community and culture and for Indian people everywhere

" which reveals the humor and complexity of stereotypes and simplified images of Native American women

where she cofounded America's oldest Indian-run museum

men are 'militantly insecure

storage boxes

Reaching back to the distant past but also delving into more recent events

in this heart-wrenching and triumphant memoir