House of the Waterlily A Novel of the Ancient Maya World [Hardcover]

Set in the Maya civilizations Late Classic PeriodHouse of the Waterlilyis a historical novel centered on Lady Winik, a young Maya royal. Through tribulations that mirror the political calamities of the Late Classic world, Winiks personal story immerses the reader not only in her daily life, but also in the difficult decisions Maya men and women must have faced as they tried to navigate a rapidly changing world. Kelli Carmeans novel brings to life a people and an era remote from our own, yet recognizably human all the same.

Preface

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Afterword

Additional Resources
Discussion Guide
Acknowledgements

Kelli Carmeanholds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh and teaches at Eastern Kentucky University. She wrote her dissertation on the household architecture in the residential area of Sayil, a major Maya site in the Yucatan Peninsula. Her first work of archaeological fiction wasCreekside: An Archaeological Novel, which alternates between the present and life on the early Kentucky frontier.

House of the Waterlilyis an excellent introduction into the world of the Classic Period Maya in large part because Carmean is a fine storyteller who weaves her narrative as beautifully as a fine-spun huipil. This book would be an excellent addition to the course reading list for undergraduate students who are studying the ancient Maya.? Scott Simmons, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Although fiction,House of the Waterlilyis a powerful platform from which to begin a discussion of vast catastrophic events in the context of daily life in the late Classic period of this fascinating pre-Columbian civilization.? Rob Swigart