An extraordinary retelling of an Athabascan Indian legend from central Alaska. This uplifting story tells how two courageous elders survive a brutal winter famine after they are abandoned by their people. Winner of a 1993 Western States Book Award and a 1994 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, TWO OLD WOMEN has been translated into 17 languages and is a best-seller in Germany, The Netherlands, and Spain. More than 500,000 copies are in print.

"Full of adventure, suspense, and obstacles overcome -- an octogenarian version of Thelma and Louise triumphant."
    ----Kirkus Reviews

"It's a book for our whole tribe."
    ----Writer's Northwest

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Velma Wallis is one of Alaska's best-known authors. She and her family divide their time between Fairbanks and Fort Yukon, a remote village near the confluence of the Yukon and Porcupine rivers.