{"product_id":"book-l82d","title":"Old School Indian","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Editor’s Pick • A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: \u003ci\u003eCowboys \u0026amp; Indians\u003c\/i\u003e | Brit + Co | Debutiful Most Anticipated Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With amazing dexterity, Aaron John Curtis’s moving debut novel, \u003ci\u003eOld School Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, combines raucous humor with respect for ancestral traditions.” —Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A novel of pure heart and mastery.” ―Morgan Talty, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire Exit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An inspired novel by an author whose voice absolutely sizzles on the page.” ―Nathan Hill, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWellness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA coming-of-middle-age novel about an Ahkwesáhsne man’s reluctant return home and what it takes to heal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAbe Jacobs is Kanien’kehá:ka from Ahkwesáhsne—or, as white people say, a Mohawk Indian from the Saint Regis Tribe. At eighteen, Abe left the reservation where he was raised and never looked back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow forty-three, Abe is suffering from a rare disease—one his doctors in Miami believe will kill him. Running from his diagnosis and a failing marriage, Abe returns to the Rez, where he’s persuaded to undergo a healing at the hands of his Great Uncle Budge. But Budge—a wry, recovered alcoholic prone to wearing punk T-shirts—isn’t all that convincing. And Abe’s time off the Rez has made him a thorough skeptic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo heal, Abe will undertake a revelatory journey, confronting the parts of himself he’s hidden ever since he left home and learning to cultivate hope, even at his darkest hour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelivered with crackling wit, \u003ci\u003eOld School Indian\u003c\/i\u003e is a striking exploration of the power and secrets of family, the capacity for healing and catharsis, and the ripple effects of history and culture.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49724605563184,"sku":"BDl82d","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/709215-l82d-Square.jpg?v=1744636974","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-l82d","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}