The Blueberry Daughter
A Stunning Novelette from: The Mighty Esox
A fictional Ojibwe legend about two beautiful sisters--one good, and one evil--and how both achieved immortality... for very different reasons
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"Short but powerful, it was beautifully written and just loved everything about the story. The art work is amazing, colorful and vibrant."
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"This book was so good. I was hesitant at first because it isn't something I would normally pick for myself, but I am so glad I did. It was so beautifully written. I loved everything about it. Mina has my heart and I was amazed by her strength at the end. Highly recommend."
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"This is a great read! First off the illustrations in the book were beautiful. The story is easy to follow and it it beautifully written. The way it is written I felt like I was around a campfire being told this story directly. It’s a beautiful story and worth the read!"
The Blueberry Daughter: A Fictional Ojibwe Novelette
With Full-Color Handmade Illustrations from G. Edward martin
In this inspirational Native American fable, G. Edward Martin details the legend of Miin-Nindaanis (The Blueberry Daughter) and her older sister, Ananish—two beautiful sisters with supernatural abilities and how they use their gifts for entirely different ends.
While Mina (Miin-Nindaanis) dedicates her life to protecting her tribe—healing the sick, learning the art of medicine from the forest’s whisper, and hearing premonitions and warnings from the invisible realms—her sister, Ananish, uses her abilities to manipulate those around her and take as she pleases, believing that all things she desires are her birthright and the natural order.
Although Ananish quietly harbors hatred for her younger sister, she tolerates her existence until Mina’s beauty surpasses that of Ananish, and Ananish falls in love with a gifted young man, Nimbogi, who begins to stand out from his peers. When Ananish discovers that Nimbogi is the only man who cannot be manipulated by her powers, and that he is madly in love with Mina, Ananish devises a wicked plot to rid herself of Mina once and for all.
This powerful, spiritual Native American folklore short story comes to a dramatic heading with true love, true hate and betray, loss and grief, faith and difficult choices, forgiveness, and divine grace, all leading to the village packing up their lives and walking hundreds of miles in search of a new home.
This is the story of Mina, Ananish, and Nimbogi, and how all three achieved immortality, but for two dramatically different reasons.
A Profound Native American Short Fable
A Deeper-Dive into The Blueberry Daughter
What is this story really about and who should read it?
From the author: If you love spiritual or religious fiction, or mythology and folktales, or Native American legends, you will love this story. While this is not based on a real Native American tribe or their culture, this story does use many real Ojibwe words, phrases, and ideas. This is a fairytale and mythology story that humanity has been telling for as long as we've told stories. This novelette is Good and Evil, Cain and Abel, and Snow White. While it is an extremely familiar story, this novelette is a fresh set of eyes on an ancient subject with unique twists and turns, and a profound moral message of faith, grace, service, love, and forgiveness. This story is a reminder that truth and beauty cannot be extinguished, but the way of the transgressor is hard.
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