
A Council of Dolls
A Novel
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $25.19
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Isabella Star LaBlanc
-
By:
-
Mona Susan Power
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award–winning Native American author Mona Susan Power, spanning three generations of Yanktonai Dakota women from the 19th century to the present day.
From the mid-century metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota people, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools, A Council of Dolls is the story of three women, told in part through the stories of the dolls they carried….
Sissy, born 1961: Sissy’s relationship with her beautiful and volatile mother is difficult, even dangerous, but her life is also filled with beautiful things, including a new Christmas present, a doll called Ethel. Ethel whispers advice and kindness in Sissy’s ear, and in one especially terrifying moment, maybe even saves Sissy’s life.
Lillian, born 1925: Born in her ancestral lands in a time of terrible change, Lillian clings to her sister, Blanche, and her doll, Mae. When the sisters are forced to attend an “Indian school” far from their home, Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school’s abusive nuns. But when tragedy strikes the sisters, the doll Mae finds her way to defend the girls.
Cora, born 1888: Though she was born into the brutal legacy of the “Indian Wars,” Cora isn’t afraid of the white men who remove her to a school across the country to be “civilized.” When teachers burn her beloved buckskin and beaded doll Winona, Cora discovers that the spirit of Winona may not be entirely lost…
A modern masterpiece, A Council of Dolls is gorgeous, quietly devastating, and ultimately hopeful, shining a light on the echoing damage wrought by Indian boarding schools, and the historical massacres of Indigenous people. With stunning prose, Mona Susan Power weaves a spell of love and healing that comes alive on the page.
©2023 Mona Susan Power (P)2023 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...




















People who viewed this also viewed...


















Beautiful, Imaginative, and Heavy
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Wooyake washte
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Outstanding!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Women Medicine
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Captivating
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Wonderful story with lots of facts thrown in
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The dolls heal
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The doll, Winona. My daughter has the same doll. Winona. She was gifted to my daughter, Hinukmani by your mother.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Healing generational trauma
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Valuable Perspective, told with gentleness
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.