{"product_id":"medicine-walk-9780771089213","title":"Medicine Walk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the finest novels of the year.\" (Vancouver Sun) By the celebrated author of Canada Reads finalist Indian Horse  this is an unforgettable journey of a father and son  set in dramatic landscape of the BC Interior. For male and female readers equally  for readers of Joseph Boyden  Cormac McCarthy  Thomas King  Russell Banks and general literary fiction. Franklin Starlight is called to visit his father  Eldon. Hes sixteen years old and has had the most fleeting of relationships with the man. The rare moments theyve shared haunt and trouble Frank  but he answers the call  a sons duty to a father. What ensues is a journey through the rugged and beautiful backcountry  and a journey into the past  as the two men push forward to Eldons end. From a poverty-stricken childhood  to the Korean War  and later the derelict houses of mill towns  Eldon relates both the desolate moments of his life and a time of redemption and love  and in doing so offers Frank a history he has never known  the father he has never had  and a connection to himself he never expected. A novel about love  friendship  courage  and the idea that the land has within it powers of healing  Medicine Walk reveals the ultimate goodness of its characters and offers a deeply moving and redemptive conclusion. Wagameses writing soars and his insight and compassion are matched by his gift of communicating these to the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930161643573,"sku":"ByrdShop_077108921X","price":57.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780771089213.jpg?v=1794206673","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/medicine-walk-9780771089213","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}