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It's a stunning book' Dua Lipa, Service95 Book of the MonthA heart-rending story of a Native American community told through the generationsColorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion prison castle where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by an evangelical prison guard, who will go on to found the Carlisle Indian Industrial school, dedicated to the eradication of Native history, culture and identity.   Years later, Star's son, Charles, is sent to this school, where he is brutalised by the same man. Together with fellow student Opal Viola, Charles envisions a future far away from the institutional violence that follows their bloodlines.   Full of poetry music, rage and love, Wandering Stars, looks to the past and future across the generations of the Bear Shield and Red Feather family, finding their way through displacement and pain, towards home and hope.   A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'Wondrous' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars'This novel is alive' Tess Gunty, author of The Rabbit Hutch'A towering achievement’ New York Times'As vital as air' Guardian","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54926320566645,"sku":"9781529930344","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529930344_fbcc9a98-7e12-45d7-9092-70579eb720e9.jpg?v=1786023574"},{"product_id":"9780349146423","title":"A Cage Went in Search of a Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kafka himself would love it' \u003ci\u003eThe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As captivating as it is thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unsettling and uneasy' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Glorious'\u003ci\u003e Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of brand-new short stories written by major international writers and inspired by Kafka \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when Kafka's idionsyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English across the globe today? 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