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Song Catcher (Paperback)
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Song Catcher (Paperback)
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Grace Howard, a Lakota woman from the Pine Ridge reservation, once
reached the brink of stardom as a rock singer until the pressures
of it drove her to drugs and oblivion. The catalyst to get clean,
however, came with the birth of her physically deformed son, Jamie.
Twelve years later, she is singing in a North Dakota bar to help
pay for his ongoing medical treatment when a power surge through
her microphone one night triggers a mystical experience. She has a
vision and during it hears some unique music that will change her
life forever. Jamie, a budding poet, has a strange dream at
precisely the moment of Grace's vision and begins to produce lyrics
of a standard well beyond his years. Their supernatural experiences
ignite a special songwriting partnership and they begin to craft an
album that melds the Lakota songs of an ancestor and other cultural
music with modern rock-a combination that will eventually rocket to
the top of the charts. Estranged from her people for many years, as
the music gains popularity it compels Grace to make peace with her
past. She returns to Pine Ridge and learns of the desecration of
her musician-ancestor's spiritual resting place by the construction
of a golf course. Enraged, she decides to use the music's massive
popularity to try and stop the development. It sets in motion a
series of events that will test the strength of her soul and put
the lives of everyone she holds dear on the line. A heartfelt
exploration of the resurrection of cultural and personal spirit,
Graham McDonald's second installment of his spiritual trilogy
examines the clash between European and indigenous cultures with
bracing honesty. A haunting, compelling story full of the
synchronicities of life and powers we can neither see nor touch,
Song Catcher is as heartbreaking as it is transformative.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
October 2012 |
Authors: |
Graham McDonald
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
298 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4775-9588-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
Historical mysteries
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LSN: |
1-4775-9588-0 |
Barcode: |
9781477595886 |
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