archaeologists

complicated relationships are set into motion

" —Robin Wall Kimmerer

and linguistic considerations of this unusual text

forged through the loss and pain of the past

Shell Shaker Shawnee archaeologistsThe action in this debut novel alternates between 1738, as a Choctaw family prepares for war against the English, and the 1990s, as their Oklahoma descendants, the Billys, fight a Mafia takeover of the tribe's casino. In trouble with the law and in the fight of their lives, the Billy women must find a way, as their ancestors did, to join forces against a devious foe. Humor, toughness, and resourcefulness are the Billys' only weapons. Until the Shell