Ganado Red Author:Susan Lowell A novella and short stories set mainly in the Southwest. "The title novella, 'Ganado Red,' traces the history of a Navajo rug of that color, moving from a portrait of its weaver to a look at its home in the suppressed lives of two wealthy, single middle-aged sisters in Santa Fe in the 1920s, and then on to its contemporary owners. F... more »ull of surprises and close calls, with subtexts as vivid as their plots, these stories are knowing, warm, yet never sentimental. Susan Lowell's world is filled with evidence to the complex, essential mysteries of human nature. -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW.« less
This was written as Lowell's thesis project. It's a cluster of stories. I thoroughly enjoy her retellings of fairy tales ("The Three Little Javelinas") but this book left me confused.