The Turtle's Beating Heart: One Family's Story of Lenape Survival (Denise Low) and Shadow Light (Denise Low)

Authors

  • Katie Wolf California State University, Northridge

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22024/UniKent/03/tm.617

Keywords:

Native American, Native American Memoir, Native American Poetry, Lenape, Poetry, Literature

Abstract

This is a review of Denise Low's memoir The Turtle's Beating Heart: One Family's Story of Lenape Survival and book of poetry Shadow Light. These two works differ stylistically and engage with similar themes about human mortality, the beauty of nature, loss, and intergenerational trauma. Combined, the two books inform each other and let readers into Low's personal reflections and unerstandings as she explores her family's past and learns more about her Lenape grandfather, Frank Bruner.

Author Biography

Katie Wolf, California State University, Northridge

English Department

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Published

2018-12-30

How to Cite

Wolf, K. (2018). The Turtle’s Beating Heart: One Family’s Story of Lenape Survival (Denise Low) and Shadow Light (Denise Low). Transmotion, 4(2), 225–228. https://doi.org/10.22024/UniKent/03/tm.617

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018): Genocide Special Issue - guest edited by Melissa Michal Slocum

Section

Reviews

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Copyright (c) 2018 Katie Wolf

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