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The Jailing of Cecelia Capture - by Janet Campbell Hale (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Cecelia Capture Welles, an Indian law student and mother of two, is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving.
- Author(s): Janet Campbell Hale
- 208 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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About the Book
"Cecelia Capture Welles, an Indian law student and mother of two, is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving. Held on an old welfare fraud charge, she reflects back on her life on the reservation in Idaho, her days as an unwed mother in San Francisco, her marriage to a white liberal, and her decision to return to college. This mixed inheritance of ambition and despair brings her to the brink of suicide."--Book Synopsis
Cecelia Capture Welles, an Indian law student and mother of two, is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving. Held on an old welfare fraud charge, she reflects back on her life on the reservation in Idaho, her days as an unwed mother in San Francisco, her marriage to a white liberal, and her decision to return to college. This mixed inheritance of ambition and despair brings her to the brink of suicide.
"The Jailing of Cecelia Capture is a beautifully written book. Janet Campbell Hale's gifts are genuine and deeply felt."--Toni Morrison"
From the Back Cover
Cecelia Capture Welles, and Indian law student and mother of two, is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving. Held on an old welfare fraud charge, she reflects back on her life on the reservation in Idaho, her days as and unwed mother in San Francisco, her marriage to a white liberal, and her decision to return to college. This mixed inheritance of ambition and despair brings her to the brink of suicide.Review Quotes
"[a]. . . poignant, memorable novel . . . a fine piece of writing . . ."
"Ýa¨. . . poignant, memorable novel . . . a fine piece of writing . . ."
At the end of this novel one is left with a feeling of grim determination that suggests in its very simplicity, a new valuation of life, of going on.
Hale draws on her own American Indian heritage to provide the rich detail, authentic dialogue and unfurbished prose that add special drama to a convincing and memorable story.
"Hale draws on her own American Indian heritage to provide the rich detail, authentic dialogue and unfurbished prose that add special drama to a convincing and memorable story."
Dimensions (Overall): 8.28 Inches (H) x 5.56 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .66 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Janet Campbell Hale
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 1987
TCIN: 88972121
UPC: 9780826310033
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-3741
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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