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A novel exploring relationships
Houghton Mifflin
March 2007
On Sale: March 15, 2007
Featuring: Becky Atcitty; Ryan
320 pages
ISBN: 0618269266
EAN: 9780618269266
Hardcover
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For her acclaimed collection of stories, Red Ant House,
Joyce Carol Oates hailed Ann Cummins as "a master
storyteller." The San Francisco Chronicle called her
"startlingly original." Now, in her debut novel, Cummins
stakes claim to rich new literary territory with a story of
straddling cultures and cheating fate in the American
Southwest. Yellowcake introduces us to two unforgettable
families" one Navajo, one Anglo" some thirty years after the
closing of the uranium mill near where they once made their
collective home. When little Becky Atcitty shows up on the
Mahoneys' doorstep all grown up, the past comes crashing in
on Ryland and his lively brood. Becky, the daughter of one
of the Navajo mill workers Ryland had supervised, is now
involved in a group seeking damages for those harmed by the
radioactive dust that contaminated their world. But Ryland
wants no part of dredging up their past - or acknowledging
his future. When his wife joins the cause, the messy, modern
lives of this eclectic cast of characters collide once
again, testing their mettle, stretching their faith, and
reconnecting past and present in unexpected new ways. Finely
crafted, deeply felt, and bursting with heartache and
hilarity, "Yellowcake" is a moving story of how everyday
people sort their way through life, with all its hidden hazards.
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