Medicine River
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- Synopsis
- This story is about Will finding his "family" or relations. As King said, "tragedy is the topic, comedy is the strategy."
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 260 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780140254747
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 02/06/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Thomas King
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Humor
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare.org In-house Volunteers
- Proofread By:
- Bookshare.org In-house Volunteers
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
4 out of 5
By N/A on Aug 19, 2015
I thought I’d add some details to the synopsis of the book. When Will returns to Medicine River, he thinks he is simply attending his mother's funeral. He doesn't count on Harlen Bigbear and his unique brand of community planning. Harlen tries to sell Will on the idea of returning to Medicine River to open shop as the town's only Native photographer. Somehow, that's exactly what happens. Through Will's gentle and humorous narrative, we come to know Medicine River, a small Albertan town bordering a Blackfoot reserve. And we meet its people: the basketball team; Louise Heavyman and her daughter, South Wing; Martha Oldcrow, the marriage doctor; Joe Bigbear, Harlen's world-travelling, storytelling brother; Bertha Morley, who has a short fling with a Calgary dating service; and David Plume, who went to Wounded Knee. At the centre of it all is Harlen, advising and pestering, annoying and entertaining, gossiping and benevolently interfering in the lives of his friends and neighbours.