Steppe Summer Camp and on the Driftpile First

and on the Driftpile First Nation

The town is as claustrophobic and timeworn as ever

Miller's stories often find themselves in defining moments and crisis situations

and family ties both new and old in this enchanting tale of self-discovery

Steppe Summer Camp and on the Driftpile FirstBy: Oksana Vasyakina A visceral, stirring novel following a queer literature student traveling across Russia with her estranged father, a long haul truck driver secretly dying of AIDS, from the acclaimed author of Wound A decade after her father walks out on her family, the narrator of Steppe, now a literature student, goes on the road with him as he makes deliveries across the vast plains of Russia. She's both drawn to and repulsed by his rugged life