Under Nushagak Bluff - by Mia Heavener (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Against the backdrop of the rising commercial fishing industry in an Alaska Native village, <em>Under Nushagak Bluff </em>is a powerful mid-century tale of women, love, loss, resilience, and the unexpected strength found in storytelling.</strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In 1939, everything changes for Anne Girl when outsider John Nelson grounds his sailboat on the shores, into Anne Girl's skiff, and into her life during a rare storm in the Alaskan fishing village of Nushagak. When Anne Girl and her mother Marulia find their skiff flattened by John's boat, Anne Girl decides she both hates and wants him. Thus begins a generational saga of strong, stubborn Yup'ik women living in a village that has been divided between the new and the old, the bluff side and the missionary side, the cannery side and the subsistence side.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><em>Under Nushagak Bluff</em> is slight and compelling, portraying its settings well and capturing original voices. Its story of generational inheritances and expectations, fate, and loyalty is filtered through the tough voices of Alaskan women.<strong><em>--Foreword Reviews</em></strong></p> Infused with magical realism and beautifully written, Heavener's evocative debut paints a moody, vivid picture of a Native culture undergoing change.<p><strong><em>--Joan Curbow</em></strong></p> <p>It's an intriguing and important window into life among an Indigenous people and beautifully illustrates the push and pull of assimilation in pre-state Alaska.<br/> <strong><em>--Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p> <p>Featured in the <em>Anchorage Press</em></p> <p>Heavener has gifted readers with a story both dreamy and authentic, a story made of many individual stories and celebrating oral storytelling and the value of stories altogether.--<em>Anchorage Daily News</em></p> <p>[<em>Under Nushagak Bluff</em>] honors on every page a combination of sea, sky, beach, and tundra, along with the returning salmon, the crying gulls, and the ripe berries they bear.<strong><em>--</em>Corinna Cook, </strong><strong><em>Denali Sunrise</em></strong></p> <li>Featured profile in the Arts at MIT blog</li> <li>Featured on World Wide Work </li> <li>Featured in <em> Anchorage Daily News</em> favorite books of 2020.</li> <li>Featured in <em>Anchorage Press</em> </li><br>
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