{"product_id":"wisdom-corner","title":"Wisdom Corner","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dynamic, thoughtful and moving, it's another standout in an important series.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Weiden's writing is rich with cultural detail from food to ceremonies to reservation slang. His style is terse but immersive, and readers will find themselves absorbed in wandering the Great Plains and meting out justice with Virgil.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage (starred)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw yet moving journey as we follow one good man trying to do one good thing. A tour de force!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eS.A. Cosby, author of King of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Although David Heska Wanbli Weiden's brilliant second novel is a mystery, like all great stories it spreads its wings and soars over so much important territory. Virgil Wounded Horse, Weiden's flawed protagonist with his eye always on justice, is at the center of \u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e. Through his perceptions, readers see the struggle of life on the Rosebud Reservation. Generational trauma, the spiderweb of legal jurisdictions, the insidious legacy of prejudice, all play a role in this riveting thriller that will surprise you to the very end. If you want the real picture of what it is to be Native American today, read David Weiden. It's a rare ability to entertain and enlighten at the same time, and Weiden is a master at it. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Kent Krueger, author of Apostle's Cove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The shocks keep coming in \u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e--David Weiden's rocketing new crime thriller! \u003cbr\u003eThe heroic yet humble reservation enforcer, Virgil Wounded Horse, returns in this intense follow-up to Weiden's triumphant debut. I was riveted by the twisty plot, flying through pages to uncover the mystery behind violent horrors threatening Virgil's community. A propulsive ride from start to finish!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMona Susan Power, author of A Council of Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Virgil Wounded Horse is the Rosebud Reservation's reluctant private avenger--the warrior who will find justice for those failed by the formal system. \u003ci\u003eWisdom Corner\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, tightly plotted thriller, but through Virgil's eyes, it is also a subtle and thoughtful exploration of legal, political, and social inequities at a time when art is one of the few ways to widen people's life experiences.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWeiden, David Heska Wanbli\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is the author of \u003ci\u003eWinter Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He received the PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship and is the recipient of fellowships and residencies from MacDowell, Ucross, Sewanee, and Tin House. A professor of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies at Stony Brook University, he lives in New York and Colorado with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496252637462,"sku":"9780062968982","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780062968982.jpg?v=1783058338","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/wisdom-corner","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}