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Content snapshot
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Violence
Some
Violence against a Native American character precipitates the plot
Language
Some
Adult literary language
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic content is modest
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol abuse is present — the protagonist's slow unraveling has a substance component
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The moral weight of witness, guilt, and a life coming apart create sustained psychological intensity
What this book is about
A literary novel set in Arizona — a young history professor whose comfortable life begins to unravel when he discovers a young Navajo man beaten by the roadside and becomes entangled in the violence and injustice that led to it. Greenwood's novel is literary fiction with romantic elements.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Racial violence against a Native American character — the inciting incident
Protagonist's marriage breakdown and possible infidelity
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