Description: The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams transports readers to the majestic landscapes and hard Native American lives of the desert Southwest and into the embrace of a way of looking at the world that is a revelation. Born to a Native mother and a roughneck cowboy father, Nasdijj has always lived on the jagged-edged margins of American society. Yet hardship has only brought him greater clarity -- and a gift for language that is breathtaking.

Nasdijj tells of his adopted son, Tommy Nothing Fancy, of the young boy's struggle with fetal alcohol syndrome, and of their last fishing trip together. It is a heartbreaking story, written with great power and a diamondlike poetry. He tells, too, of the chaotic, harrowing, and comical life he led with his own parents, and about the vitality and beauty of Native American culture. His voice is one of searching honesty, wry humor, and a nearly cosmic compassion. He cares for those who often shun him, he teaches hope though he often has none for himself, and he comes home to the land he then must leave.

Nasdijj is a real "discovery" and a true original, but he will invite well-deserved comparisons with Sherman Alexie, Cormac McCarthy, Jim Harrison, and Michael Dorris.

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