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Summary: Two old women gives you a sense of real self confidence
Review: This is a classic survival tale. Young women will find new strength to face today's challenges once they read this book. As I continue to live with breast cancer, this book has become my mainstay and I share it with others who need that power to move ahead. This is an excellent book for young adults as well.
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Summary: A lesson for all women!
Review: This is a wonderful read. Empowering to women, this is a wonderful story of courage and strength in the face of hardship. It shows why the wisdom of elders is honoured in many cultures. A must read for any woman who in the face of any hardship could use a little encouragement.
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Summary: A beautifully told legend
Review: This is a wonderful tale of betrayal, survival, and reconciliation. This book makes all of us take a look at what we really value and how we really view those who are different, or older than us. The story is told with beautiful imagery and is nicely illustrated.
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Summary: It could have been better
Review: This was a good book about 2 old women left behind by their tribe to either live or die on their own. I think the author could have made the book longer, maybe by adding some more excitement and less drearyness about their lives.
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Summary: Hope and Survival: How Two Old Women Did It
Review: Two old women, Sa' (for star) and Ch'idzigyaak (for chickadee), were left to die by their tribe. They were given some a bundle of babiche, which is stripped moosehide, and a hatchet. Though they were aware of the tribal custom of abandonment in hard times, they did not expect it to happen to them. Accustomed to the specialization of tribal roles, the women had not fed themselves or gathered wood for many years. They realized that they wanted to live and expressed this repeatedly with the philosophy of "we will try, and if we die, we will die trying." This book is represented as an Athabascan tale. In truth, members of this culture are very resourceful and very tough. Living in a cold, dark, stark climate, they routinely endure privation and starvation. This tale not only highlights the will to live of this culture but extends that will to live to senior members of all cultures. As people enter senior years, they often experience the loss of loved ones. They may also be forced to move to a new location and they may experience poverty. As such Wallis' book functions for them as a standard of perserverence. It is a rally cry for any of this population who are facing new challenges. Of interest, Wallis' has selected a large font that geriatric readers can easily read. This book would also be good reading to bridge cultural gaps between younger and older generations, and ethnicity gaps of all types. The hope and can-do attitude will work for all ages.
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Summary: Refreshing!!
Review: What a wonderful story! This book should be read by young, old and those in between - it has a great message & lesson to be learned from this book. These two women had a great deal of courage; but despite their age, they were able to overcome the challenges which they were faced & the tribe which deserted them had to come to them for help. All races and cultures can learn from this book.
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Summary: Refreshing!!
Review: What a wonderful story! This book should be read by young, old and those in between - it has a great message & lesson to be learned from this book. These two women had a great deal of courage; but despite their age, they were able to overcome the challenges which they were faced & the tribe which deserted them had to come to them for help. All races and cultures can learn from this book.
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