Indian Shirt Story

By Heather Lockman


A Northwest brew pub, a historic house, trouble with the local American Indian community, and unexpected attention from the biggest country music star ever to come out of Nashville. It’s going to be a tough summer for Bess in the free-thinking, left-leaning, soy-eating, fish-loving town of Port Heron this year.

American mythologies collide in a novel that’s part love story, part modern politics, and part historical saga. Sharply observed but big-hearted, it's also a whole lot of fun......

Heather Lockman, born and raised in Seattle, is a fourth-generation Northwesterner. Her essays and articles have appeared in a variety of national publications, including American Heritage, National Geographic Traveler, and Architectural Digest. She once spent two years rescuing and restoring a landmark Northwest pioneer home and opening it to the public—an experience that provided the backdrop for her first novel, The Indian Shirt Story. Heather lives in a restored Craftsman bungalow near Puget Sound with her husband and a dog named Woody. She cooks at the local soup kitchen, conducts tours of the Washington State Governor’s Mansion, and—in defiance of Northwest stereotype—listens to country music. Mostly, though, she writes.

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