The mask maker

"In The Mask Maker, Diane Glancy tells the story of Edith Lewis, a recently divorced mixed-blood American Indian, as she travels the state of Oklahoma teaching students the art and custom of mask-making. A complex, subtle tale about flesh-and-blood human beings, this novel shows how one woman copes with alienation, loss, and questions about identity and, in the end, rediscovers meaning in living."...