The Turtle Warrior is the story of the Lucas family, who live in a beautiful and remote part of Wisconsin inhabited by working-class European immigrants and the Ojibwe. By 1967 the Lucas farm has fallen into disrepair, thanks to the hard drinking of John Lucas, who brutalizes...
Once every now and again a new voice emerges to astonish and Mary Relindes Ellis?s is one such voice. Lyrical, assured and deeply felt, Ellis?s debut novel is the story of two brothers, their parents, and their neighbors, who farm in the gloriously beautiful, isolated country...