| Author: | Linda Hogan | ISBN: | 9780393072822 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | October 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Linda Hogan |
| ISBN: | 9780393072822 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | October 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
"Deeply ecological, original, and spellbinding." —Booklist, starred review
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 reconciles his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.
"Deeply ecological, original, and spellbinding." —Booklist, starred review
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 reconciles his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.
