Alex Peake-Tomkinson

A Native American tragedy: Wandering Stars, by Tommy Orange, reviewed

Shocked to find that his Cheyenne forebears had been imprisoned in Florida, Orange was inspired to write a story of displacement and abuse spanning generations

Tommy Orange. [Alamy]
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  • Wandering Stars

    Tommy Orange

    Harvill Secker, pp. 336, £18

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