People of the Whale |
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| Author:
| Hogan, Linda |
| Narrated by:
| Rudnicki, Stefan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4332-4433-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $39.96 |
Book Description:
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Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he must reconcile his two existences, only to see tragedy befall...
More DescriptionRaised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he must reconcile his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.
With a keen sense of the environment, spirituality and the trauma of war, People of the Whale is a powerful novel for our time.