Where the Dead Sit Talking
Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson, published by Soho Press on June 4, 2019, is a reprint edition comprising 288 pages in English. This novel is set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s and presents a Native American coming-of-age story centered on Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy. After his single mother is incarcerated, Sequoyah finds himself in foster care with the Troutt family, where he grapples with the emotional scars left by his mother’s substance abuse.
In this narrative, readers will explore Sequoyah’s journey as he navigates the complexities of his new environment and his burgeoning relationship with Rosemary, a seventeen-year-old artist also living with the Troutts. Their connection, rooted in their shared cultural heritage and experiences within the foster care system, unfolds against the backdrop of their troubled pasts. The book delves into themes of identity and resilience, offering a poignant look at the challenges faced by young individuals in difficult circumstances.
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Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a stunning and lyrical Native American coming-of-age story.
With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care with the Troutt family. Literally and figuratively scarred by his mother’s years of substance abuse, Sequoyah keeps mostly to himself, living with his emotions pressed deep below the surface. At least until he meets seventeen-year-old Rosemary, a troubled artist who also lives with the family.
Sequoyah and Rosemary bond over their shared Native American background and tumultuous paths through the foster care system, but as Sequoyah’s feelings toward Rosemary deepen, the precariousness of their lives and the scars of their pasts threaten to undo them both.
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