Medicine Walk, Richard Wagamese
Medicine Walk, Richard Wagamese
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Medicine Walk

Author: Richard Wagamese

Narrator: Tom Stechschulte

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/12/2015


Synopsis

Growing up in the care of the “old man” he was entrusted to at birth, Franklin Starlight has never really known his biological father, Eldon. The fleeting moments he shared with the alcoholic man have only ended in disasters that haunt the boy.

But when father, coming to the end of his alcohol-ruined life, reaches out to sixteen-year-old son their first and last journey together begins. Hesitantly, Franklin obliges his dying father’s wish—to be buried as a warrior—and together they hazard the rugged and dangerous beauty of the backcountry
to find an appropriate burial site.

Through the fog of pain, Eldon relates to his son the desolate moments in his life, as well as the times of hope—the family history Franklin has never known. As Father tells the tale, the Son, and the reader, live for the stories, in the hope that they will shed light on the mysteries of a tortured past.

About Richard Wagamese

Richard Wagamese (1955–2017), an Ojibway from the Wabaseemoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario, is recognized as one of Canada’s foremost authors and storytellers. He wrote seventeen books including the national bestsellers Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations and Indian Horse, the People’s Choice winner in the 2013 Canada Reads competition. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from both Thompson Rivers University and Lakehead University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on January 29, 2025

Such a beautiful, heart-wrenching story! I was awestruck - I absolutely loved this book. This novel is about resilience as much as it is about finding forgiveness in your heart for the wrongs done to you, as well as the wrongs you have done to others. Eldon Starlight personified the harsh brutality......more

Goodreads review by Christine on June 20, 2020

This is one that will stick with me for a long time. Eldon Starlight, a Canadian Ogibwe Indian, is a broken man. He has suffered a number of devastating experiences that will haunt him for life. He has a son, Franklin, a very mature 16-year-old to whom he has not been a father. Eldon is dying; his l......more

Goodreads review by Esil on March 24, 2018

Medicine Walk was hard to get into, but once immersed it was well worth the read. The story focused on the relationship between three men. Sixteen year old Frank lives with the “old man”. He doesn’t know his mother, and only knows that his father is an unreliable alcoholic he has seen a few times in......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on November 13, 2014

I have just added Richard Wagamese to my list of favorite authors. His descriptiveness and the way he tells a story is like he is creating a painting. He is brutally honest and tender and had me choking back the tears more than once. Franklin's journey was heartbreaking yet inspiring. The selflessne......more