Jean M. Auel fans will fall under the spell of Pinkie Paranya and her magically powerful storytelling.
When a young Inuit child watches her family drown before she is shipwrecked among strangers, Umiak's life changes forever. Alone, and perceived by her rescuers as a dangerous ilitkosiq, a troublemaker, Umiak is never afraid, as she has inherited the strength of her father, Ugruk, a leader. Umiak bravely prepares to face a new world that includes defeating angakuk, the evil shaman whose slave she becomes. Through her ordeals, Umiak clings to the only family possession that survived with her, the ikiiak, a feather from the powerful tulugaak, the Raven who had watched over their people since the beginning of time. The Raven Woman comes to Umiak and shows her that through Umiak Raven power that is passed from mother to daughter through generations, Umiak has all the power she needs to survive, find love, experience loss and pass on her powers to her own daughter.
