Strong Heart, Charlie Sheldon
Strong Heart, Charlie Sheldon
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Strong Heart

Author: Charlie Sheldon

Narrator: Laurel Anne White

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2018

Synopsis

Adventure, scientific inquiry, a tinge of mystery, and a hint of the unexplainable infuse this meticulously imagined tale. In a story matching the breathtaking scope of its Pacific Northwest and North Pacific setting, Sheldon’s tale startles, yet challenges us to think.One stormy May night, just as Tom Olsen is about to leave with his Native American friends to visit his grandfather’s grave deep in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula wilderness, he answers a knock at his door to find an abandoned thirteen-year-old girl.The girl announces her name is Sarah Cooley and that Tom is her grandfather. She tells Tom he lives at the end of the earth. All she sees is dripping forest, tall trees, rain, and wind. Astonished, all Tom sees is trouble. He knows he should cancel the trip and deal with Sarah, but when his friends suggest bringing Sarah along, Tom reluctantly agrees, hoping a backpacking trip might teach Sarah some sorely needed lessons about character, responsibility, and grit.All too soon, Tom and his friends have reason to wonder—are they taking Sarah Cooley on this journey, or is she taking them?

About Charlie Sheldon

Charlie Sheldon was raised in New England, went to sea as a commercial fisherman, became a bureaucrat, was retired, then returned to sea as a merchant sailor. When he is ashore he writes, cooks, cleans house, and hikes in Olympic National Park. He loves sea stories told in the foc’sle when well offshore, just as he loves tales before a campfire deep in the woods. There’s nothing better, nothing, than a story well told.

About Laurel Anne White

Laurel Anne White has overlapping careers in professional theater and performing arts across the US as an actor and director, while conceiving and producing public and private sector arts programs. This talented narrator is a gradate of the University of Washington.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gregg on September 09, 2018

In many Native American cultures, the “vision quest” is a rite of passage for a young person – usually, a male – which involves ritual, fasting, and isolation. In Charlie Sheldon’s “Strong Heart,” the novice is a young girl, Sarah, who returns from her trials with a story too baffling to be believed......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on October 05, 2022

Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon is a beautiful story that tells of the healing power of nature, the love between family, and the ties that bind our ancestry. Tom Olson is heading out on a backpacking trip in the Olympic Peninsula Wilderness in Washington State with his friends when a knock sounds at......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on May 19, 2017

I was blown away by “Strong Heart”. This novel is as rich as the finest gourmet meal – and like a fine meal it has multiple layers, varied textures and complex and complementary tastes. This is a story filled with history, myths, legends … all in a way that sounds like truth. Truthfully, Sheldon’s bo......more

Goodreads review by Paul on October 25, 2017

Strong Heart has great themes about extended family and values along with a nice look at Pacific Rim Native culture. Best of all a fine and fun story. I would actually give it about 3.5 stars rather than 4, only because the story within the story; while central to the direction of the book, was a bi......more

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“An intricate backpacking tale rife with secrets and hidden depths.” Kirkus Reviews

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