High Hawk, Amy Frykholm
High Hawk, Amy Frykholm
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High Hawk

Author: Amy Frykholm

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/28/2025


Synopsis

It's 1970, and on the Windy Creek Reservation in South Dakota, amidst the rise of AIM in neighboring Pine Ridge, a baby boy appears on the doorstep of St. Rose Catholic Church. His appearance disrupts the life of reservation priest Father Joe Kreitzer. The child, whom they name Bear, finds refuge under the care of Father Joe's closest friend, Alice Nighthawk.

Thirteen years pass without event, when Alice's older son, Albert, is mysteriously murdered outside a bar in Rapid City, and Bear is accused of attempting to kill the only person who knows what happened that night. At the same time, Father Joe receives a letter from a person from his past, the only woman who made him question the path of priesthood. She has reached out to Father Joe as one of the few who might help her. To keep Bear's case from federal prosecution, Father Joe and Alice begin a search for Bear's long-lost mother. But their journey unearths more than they bargained for.

High Hawk is a rich tapestry of love and history, delving into the delicate intricacies of the past and the redemptive power of second chances. Through evocative prose, the lives of those on the fringes of American culture come alive, navigating adversity and forging connections against all odds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on January 27, 2025

You can find my review of this book at the Colorado Review. The short version: This is a beautiful and, at times, frustrating novel that "avoids conventional narrative arcs and imitates real life, with all of its cul-de-sacs and oxbows...ballasted by its rich sense of the intertwined existence of peo......more

Goodreads review by Mo on February 09, 2025

Captivating at first but dragged through the middle. The ending wasn't as satisfying as I hoped and left some loose ends for me. But a fair read that I would definitely watch a film adaptation of. I would be interested in hearing how Indigenous readers receive this story.......more

Goodreads review by Cindi on March 27, 2025

Beautiful, sad, hopeful.......more