The inheritance: A Novel

by Christine Sleeter

The Inheritance explores the extent to which we inherit responsibility for what our families pass down to us. This is a work of fiction (social fiction based loosely on the author's experience of discovering that an inheritance she had received could be traced to dispossessing the Ute Indians of their land in Colorado. What should one do? In the novel, after tracing the house she inherited from her grandmother to the selling of land stolen from the Ute Indians, Denise (the protagonist) must decide whether to stand up for her family or her convictions.

226 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2018

About the author

Christine E. Sleeter is a researcher, teacher, and writer who is best known for her work in critical multicultural education, and her insights into white people grappling with race. Author of about 20 academic books, she is also author of two novels. She holds the title of Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University Monterey Bay, where she was a founding faculty member. She is a sought-after speaker both in the U.S. and internationally. She has been honored with awards that include the American Educational Research Association Social Justice in Education Award, the Chapman University Paulo Freire Education Project Social Justice Award, the National Association for Multicultural Education Research Award, and membership in the National Academy of Education

Reviews

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story. Amazing message. Would be great for book clubs - lots to discuss.

[Regina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for the Read Harder Challenge, Task #23 A self-published book.