{"product_id":"the-missing-morningstar-and-other-stories-9781948814850","title":"The Missing Morningstar: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Award winner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Propulsive and complex, this is a\u003cbr\u003egorgeously written debut.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Morningstar and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Stacie Shannon Denetsosie confronts long-reaching effects of settler-colonialism on Native lives in a series of gritty, wildly imaginative stories. A young Navajo man catches a ride home alongside a casket he's sure contains his dead grandfather. A gas station clerk witnesses the kidnapping of the newly crowned Miss Northwestern Arizona. A young couple's search for a sperm donor raises questions of blood quantum. This debut collection grapples with a complex and painful history alongside an inheritance of beauty, ceremony, and storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15872509\"\u003eStacie Shannon Denetsosie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948814850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948814854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC059000\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacie Denetsosie\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the Navajo Nation and her clans are Todích'íí'nii (Bitterwater) and born for Naakaii Dine'é (Mexican). Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eYellow Medicine Review, Scribendi, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhoebe\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts and is a contributor to the Torrey House anthology \u003ci\u003eBlossom as the Cliffrose: Mormon Legacies and the Beckoning Wild\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Logan, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torrey House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477579198701,"sku":"9781948814850","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_10e11779-138b-4f3e-9125-6dc8deace5ef.jpg?v=1700701275","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-missing-morningstar-and-other-stories-9781948814850","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}