Medicine Walk is a breathtaking novel of sorrow, hope and polished steel.' -Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian. 'Wagamese manages the nuances of betrayal and redemption with uncommon artistry. 'Richard Wagamese divined the secrets of human scars and knew that broken people are the strangest and most extraordinary people of all.' -Louise Erdrich, New York Times 'What Wagamese does with this novel is set stunning scenes and deliver a moving story about the power of family even if it is an accidental one.' - Vancouver Sun 'A wonderful and moving story, both tragic and hopeful.' -Regina Leader-Post This is an important story to know and to experience, from an artist cut down at the height of his powers.' - Winnipeg Free Press A captivating and ultimately uplifting read, and the last we'll enjoy from on of our best writers.' - Toronto Star The prose is both musical and hard-edged, bending to match the rhythms of life in the wild, on the farm and in the desolate skid-row bards of distant cities. Praise for Richard Wagamese and Starlight: Interior, and characters whose scars cut deep even as their journey toward healing and forgiveness lifts us, Starlight is a magnificent last gift to readers from a writer who believed in the power of stories to save us. With astonishing scenes set in the rugged backcountry of the B.C. He wants revenge and is determined to hunt her down.Īn instant national bestseller, Starlight was unfinished at the time of Richard Wagamese's death, yet every page radiates with his masterful storytelling, intense humanism, and insights that are as hard-earned as they are beautiful. But Emmy's violent ex-boyfriend isn't content to just let her go. Frank takes in Emmy and her daughter to help them get back on their feet, and, gradually, this accidental family grows into a real one. His contemplative existence comes to an abrupt end with the arrival of Emmy, a woman on the run who has committed a desperate act so she and her child can escape a life of abuse. From the beloved, bestselling author of Indian Horse and Medicine Walk, Richard Wagamese's final novel is a rapturous and profoundly moving story of love, compassion, mercy, and the consolations to be found in the natural world.įrank Starlight has long settled into a quiet life working his remote farm, occasionally venturing into the unbroken country around his property to photograph the wild animals who thrive there.

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