The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir 2010

by Leslie Marmon Silko

Paperback, 2010

LCC

PS3569 I44 Z46 2010

Description

Silko takes readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, weaving tales from both sides of her family's past into her observations, and using the turquoise stones that she finds on her walks to unite the strands of her stories.

Publication

Penguin Books

Tags

Silko, Leslie Marmon, -- 1948-Women authors -- 20th century -- Biography.Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.

Awards

Southwest Books of the Year (2010)
San Diego Public Library Recommended Books (2015)

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