White Magic

"White Magic" by Elissa Washuta takes readers on a journey through her life as a Native woman grappling with addiction, abuse, PTSD, and finding love and meaning without the escape of intoxication. Through a collection of essays, Washuta weaves together stories from her forebears with cultural artifacts from her life to explore questions of cultural inheritance and the particular danger she faces as a Native woman under colonial rule. Discover the real spirits and powers her dispossessed and discarded ancestors knew in this powerful and captivating book.