One story, one song

Summary: Readers have embraced Richard Wagamese's writing for its honesty, its piercing beauty and it's wisdom. "In quiet tones and luminous language," said the Winnipeg Free Press of his celebrated bestseller, One Native Life, "Wagamese shares his hurts and joys, inviting readers to find the ways in which they are joined to him and to consider how they might be joined to others." In this new book, Wagamese again invites readers to accompany him on his travels. This time, his focus is on stories: what they teach us, how they shape us and how they can radically change our lives. The tales that unfold in these pages are ancient and contemporary, cultural and spiritual, funny and sad. Whether he's gleaning understanding from a walk track, celebrating love on the wild roller-coaster ride, meeting residential school survivors or discovering the universe in an eagle feather, Wagamese offers his observations with true generosity of spirit. As always, the land serves as his guide. And as always, he finds that home means not just community but conversation--good, straight-hearted talk about important things. We all need to tell our stories, he says, and every voice matters.

Record details

ISBN: 9781553655060
Physical Description: xii, 201 pages ; 23 cm
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Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 2011.
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

East: humility -- Living with bears -- Spirit place -- Wysiwyg -- On the wings of eagles -- What we share -- The path to healing -- The Caribou teaching -- Harmony -- Getting to it -- What it's worth -- The real experts -- New shoes -- Birdman -- South: trust -- With this ring -- The knuckle curve -- The word -- Trusting the land -- A crow story -- Honouring the story -- Beyond the page -- The kid -- Gathering -- The power of stories -- Street gangs -- How to change the world -- What marriage means -- Families -- West: introspection -- Impossible blue -- The loon's necklace -- The puzzle -- Reigniting the spark -- The never-ending story -- The emergency -- The power in silence -- A day of protest -- Now and then -- Writing space -- Making the clouds disappear -- Heroes -- Born to roam -- North: wisdom -- Today is a good day to die -- The roller coaster -- Nothing gold can stay -- Mrs. Frickie and the bullies -- Unseen visitors -- What needs fixing -- Feel the breeze -- Talking the talk -- Wasting it -- Healing the spirit -- Truth and reconciliation -- Surviving the scoop -- Dog-wise -- Wolf tracks -- From the ground.