Ghost Girls and Rabbits is a tale of grief, madness, and abduction. It also provides a platform to give air to the epidemic of lost and missing indigenous girls and women in the United States of America.

Set in Alaska, the tale is told through the eyes of two Native American women. Mary Nelson is the grieving mother whose daughter, Ryska, went missing ten years before. Noni Begay is a young, idealistic woman who shares with Mary the desire to bring the plight of these lost girls to the public’s attention. Mary becomes Noni’s campaign manager in a race for a senate seat in Washington. Bucking the odds, Noni wins but then, shortly after, disappears.

Mary, in her grief for her lost daughter, has hatched a plot. Public outcry will follow Noni’s disappearance and possibly bring Ryska home to her. Thus, she abducts Noni and buries her in a box.

Ghost Girls and Rabbits was a compelling read that I thoroughly enjoyed. Mary’s journey is fueled by grief and anger because no one cares about her lost child. Noni’s journey, on the other hand, starts with physical pain and deprivation that she must somehow overcome. The novel is replete with Native American legends and symbolism which guide Noni as she navigates the perils of her new existence.

Author Windwalker has created a spellbinding read and it is one that will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommended.