"...two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage..."--Provided by publisher.
Traces the short life of a Wyoming native whose youth was marked by his open enjoyment of living and simple philosophies that eventually gave way to marriage and an early death from an oil rig accident.
The author details her unique friendship with one of her parents' neighbors in Zambia, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war, and their mutual odyssey to revisit scenes of the war and come to terms with the horrors of warfare.
The author provides an account of her journey through Rhodesia with her friend K, a white ex-soldier and born-again Christian, and their attempt to help him come to grips with the guilt he feels over his role in the Rhodesian War.
The author provides an account of her mother Nicola Fuller's life, from being raised in Kenya to moving around the continent with her husband in search of a home, and describes her devotion to her family and land.