{"product_id":"kiti-paperback","title":"Kiti - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhyl Manning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne woman's trek across Arctic ice ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kiti is seventeen when her mother Pichikut dies giving birth to a sixth son and leaves her only daughter Sukitilan responsible for the infant's safety. By placing the motherless baby outdoors to die, the shaman father consigns his only daughter to first rescuing and then transporting him northeast to the frozen islands of Pichikut's people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Life for no one in the family can ever be the same. The terrified young woman churns with grief at loss of her parent, with resentment over duty thrust upon her, and with uncertainty about her own ability. Nevertheless, she selects the best dogs of the family, then sets out secretly on a black and lonely winter trek with her tiny new brother, the nurturing dog Nuna, a small sled and a strong dog team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the trail, she finds fierce animals, predatory people, friendship . . . and perhaps love as she learns to accept defeat and triumph with equal dignity and growing confidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this quest adventure painted on a palette authentic in culture and environment, we enter the traditional world of the Inupiat and the little-known High Arctic filled with anger, darkness, stark beauty---and harsh demands which permit no second chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKITI: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Using characters that walk off the page . . . Manning weaves readers into the icy fabric of the Arctic.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Chicki Mallan, Travel Writer and Author of Moon Handbooks: \u003ci\u003eYucatan Peninsula, Belize, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColonial Cites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Phyl Manning has lived and worked within a variety of cultures. Focused on the traditional Inupiat in conjunction with doctoral studies in Anthropology, she was determined to give these remarkable people literary breath, thought and action after her scholarly writing was concluded. Mrs. Manning divides time with family in New Hampshire and Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744480321843,"sku":"9781627420068","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eqcqokklLP9781627420068.webp?v=1785235051","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/kiti-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}