Perma Red
Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling is a poignant novel published by Milkweed Editions in 2022, featuring 348 pages in English. Set on the Flathead Indian Reservation during the 1940s, the story follows Louise White Elk as she navigates the challenges of growing up in a harsh landscape shaped by the legacies of boarding schools and the struggles of Native life. As summer fades, Louise is determined to carve out her own future, but she finds herself entangled in the lives of three men who each have their own visions for her.
Readers will encounter a narrative that explores themes of independence and the complexities of relationships against a backdrop of social and historical realities. Louise’s journey is marked by her interactions with Baptiste Yellow Knife, a man with a tumultuous past; Charlie Kicking Woman, who grapples with his dual identity; and Harvey Stoner, a white real estate mogul whose ambitions threaten to compromise Louise’s dreams. As the story unfolds, Louise faces critical choices that will shape her destiny and impact those around her, making for a compelling exploration of identity and resilience.
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Bold, passionate, and more urgent than ever, Debra Magpie Earling’s powerful classic novel is reborn in this new edition.
On the Flathead Indian Reservation, summer is ending, and Louise White Elk is determined to forge her own path. Raised by her Grandmother Magpie after the death of her mother, Louise and her younger sister have grown up into the harsh social and physical landscape of western Montana in the 1940s, where Native people endure boarding schools and life far from home. As she approaches adulthood, Louise hopes to create an independent life for herself and an improved future for her family–but three persistent men have other plans.
Since childhood, Louise has been pursued by Baptiste Yellow Knife, feared not only for his rough-and-tumble ways, but also for the preternatural gifts of his bloodline. Baptiste’s rival is his cousin, Charlie Kicking Woman: a man caught between worlds, torn between his duty as a tribal officer and his fascination with Louise. And then there is Harvey Stoner. The white real estate mogul can offer Louise her wildest dreams of freedom, but at what cost?
As tensions mount, Louise finds herself trying to outrun the bitter clutches of winter and the will of powerful men, facing choices that will alter her life–and end another’s–forever.
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