"With the grace of a dancer lifted by spirit and grounded in the well-worn earth beneath her feet, Linda LeGarde Grover tells a circular tale of life on and off the Reservation. Generous, ironic, and often gut-wrenching, The Road Back to Sweetgrass is at its large heart a book about the power of home and the inexorable connections between land, people, and stories."--Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters "History, humanity and humor--these things always impress me when I read Linda LeGarde Grover's fiction. In this deeply moving and healing book, we are drawn into a communally told story that shows generations violently separated yet held together by the cord of place and culture and by many, many acts of love."--Heid E. Erdrich, author of Original Local "Through the character of Margie Robineau, Linda LeGarde Grover has created an Ojibwe everywoman who not only births a daughter Crystal, but also revitalizes the small township of Sweetgrass by making family with her would be father-in-law. Grover's novel tackles genealogy and kinship, Indian allotment and traditions, and ultimately love. A gorgeous read, an extraordinary novel!"--LeAnne Howe, author of Shell Shaker "The overall theme of longing and belonging affects us all, and in this story Linda brings us into the grand circle.
"-- Lake Superior Magazine "The events that define these characters and their world, the births and deaths and binding loves, unfold with gentle pathos and wry humor, the cadences of minute detail and the sweep of history a matter of quiet confidence and unshowy grace for this gifted storyteller."--Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune "If one element stands out, it is the gentle tone of the book that pervades even the darkest passages."-- Duluth Budgeteer News "At heart this is the story of the women's longing for home, with traditions of pow-wows, fancy dancing and wild ricing, and of coming of age when the Anishinaabe struggled to preserve their culture in a changing world."-- St. Paul Pioneer Press " The Road Back to Sweetgrass is most notable for its writing and its closely observed and beautifully expressed perspective on contemporary American Indian life. This is a novel not to be missed."-- Indian Country Today "Sly and humor-filled, ironic and poignant.
"-- Cloquet River Press "Engaging and character-driven."-- MinnPost "Grover's truth-telling mourns, heals, haunts and also celebrates survival."-- Winona Daily News "Beautiful awareness of the hearts of three American Indian women, their culture, and their environment. Accurately portrays contemporary American Indian life right up to the present, punctuated by sadness and hopefulness throughout."-- CBS Minnesota "Grover's truth-telling mourns, heals, haunts and also celebrates survival."-- Whispering Wind.