Book
Medicine River
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143191148 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
208 pages ; 20 cm
regular print
print - Edition: Penguin Modern Classics edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Penguin Random House Canada, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Viking hardcover by Penguin Canada Books Inc., 1990"--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Indians of North America -- Fiction Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Fiction Siksika Indians -- Fiction Alberta -- Fiction |
| Topic Heading: | Indigenous. First Nations |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | KIN (Text) | 35151001053834 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-10 |
Summary:
"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."--Provided by the publisher.
