Medicine Walk
Medicine Walk is a 2014 novel by Richard Wagamese. Much of the action takes place in British Columbia. Key subjects include Storytelling, interpersonal relations, fathers and sons and Indians of North America.
63 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.
It runs to roughly 245 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Medicine Walk
A novel about the role of stories in our lives, those we tell ourselves about ourselves and those we agree to live by" *--Globe and Mail* When Franklin Starlight is called to visit his father, he has mixed emotions. Raised by the old man he was entrusted to soon after his birth, Frank is haunted by the brief and troubling moments he has shared with his father, Eldon. When he finally travels by horseback to town, he finds Eldon on the edge of death, decimated from years of drinking. The two undertake difficult journey into the mountainous backcountry, in search of a place for Eldon to die and be buried in the warrior way. As they travel, Eldon tells his son the story of his own life-from an impoverished childhood to combat in the Korean War and his shell-shocked return. Through the fog of pain, Eldon relates to his son these desolate moments, as well as his life's fleeting but nonetheless crucial moments of happiness and hope, the sacrifices made in the name of love. And in telling his story, Eldon offers his son a world the boy has never seen, a history he has never known.
Quick answers
Who wrote Medicine Walk?
Medicine Walk was written by Richard Wagamese and first published in 2014.
How long is Medicine Walk?
The median edition has 245 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Medicine Walk?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Way Home, Too Much Happiness and Calico Joe.
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