Former Bainbridge High School teacher Karen Polinsky will celebrate the re-release of her historical novel, “Dungeness,” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at the Suquamish Museum.

The launch of the book’s new edition, published by Bedazzled Ink, coincides with the exhibit “Elwah, a River Reborn.” In addition, S’Klallam historian Sherry Macgregor will read from her work-in-progress, “Canoe Journey.”

In the novel:

On September 21, 1868 on the Olympic Peninsula, on a 5-mile sand spit, the sole survivor of an Indian ambush purchases her life with a pair of silver pendant earrings. Two decades later, the totemic earrings lead Millie Langlie — daughter of a S’Klallam girl and a Norwegian fisherman-turned-farmer — on a quest to distinguish right from wrong in love and murder.

This coming-of-age tale journeys from an isolated beach on the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victorian Port Townsend rife with pirates and prostitutes, and then back again to Dungeness into the heart of the mystery. When at last the motive behind the massacre is revealed, Millie discovers who she truly is, but also, paradoxically, that reality is as slippery as a fish.

Inspired by the life and work of S’Klallam historian Mary Ann Lambert, each new chapter in Millie’s pilgrimage is followed by a brief history essay in her voice and illuminated with photos, artifacts and contemporary art, deepening the storyline and constructing an over-arching narrative of life in the post-Treaty Pacific Northwest, a time of rapid change.

Visit www.karenpolinsky.com to learn more.