A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper
follows a Dakhota family's struggle to preserve their way of life,
and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. Rosalie Iron
Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former
science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of
the origins of the Dakhota people. Until, one morning, Ray doesn't
return from checking his traps. Told she has no family, Rosalie is
sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato-where the
reserved, bookish teenager meets rebellious Gaby Makespeace, in a
friendship that transcends the damaged legacies they've inherited.
On a winter's day many years later, Rosalie returns to her
childhood home. A widow and mother, she has spent the previous two
decades on her white husband's farm, finding solace in her garden
even as the farm is threatened first by drought and then by a
predatory chemical company. Now, grieving, Rosalie begins to
confront the past, on a search for family, identity, and a
community where she can finally belong. In the process, she learns
what it means to be descended from women with souls of iron-women
who have protected their families, their traditions, and a precious
cache of seeds through generations of hardship and loss, through
war and the insidious trauma of boarding schools. Weaving together
the voices of four indelible women, The Seed Keeper is a
beautifully told story of reawakening, of remembering our original
relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors.
Honors for The Seed Keeper: A Book Riot "Best Book of 2021" A
BuzzFeed "Best Book of Spring 2021" A Bustle "Most Anticipated
Debut Novel of 2021 A Bon Appetit "Best Summer 2021 Read A
Thrillist "Best New Book of 2021" A Books Are Magic "Most
Anticipated Book of 2021" A Minneapolis Star Tribune "Book to Look
Forward to in 2021" A Daily Beast "Best Summer 2021 Read"
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