The Healing of Natalie Curtis, Jane Kirkpatrick
The Healing of Natalie Curtis, Jane Kirkpatrick
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The Healing of Natalie Curtis

Author: Jane Kirkpatrick

Narrator: Leah Horowitz

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/07/2021


Synopsis

She came to the West for rest. What she found was a passion.

Classically trained pianist and singer Natalie Curtis can’t seem to recapture the joy that music once brought her. In 1902, her brother invites her to join him in the West to search for healing. What she finds are songs she’d never before encountered—the haunting melodies, rhythms, and stories of Native Americans.
But their music is under attack. The US government’s Code of Offenses prohibits America’s Indigenous people from singing, dancing, or speaking their own languages. Natalie makes it her mission not only to document these songs before they disappear but to appeal to President Teddy Roosevelt himself, who is the only man with the power to repeal the unjust law.

Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick weaves a lyrical novel based on a true story that captivates to the very end.

About Jane Kirkpatrick

Jane Kirkpatrick is the author of twenty books and is a two-time winner of the WILLA Literary Award. Her first novel, A Sweetness to the Soul, won the Western Heritage Wrangler Award, an honor given to writers such as Barbara Kingsolver and Larry McMurtry. For twenty-six years she "homesteaded" with her husband Jerry on a remote ranch in Eastern Oregon.  She now lives with Jerry, and her two dogs and one cat on small acreage in Central Oregon while she savors the value of friendship over fame.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deanne on September 26, 2021

First of all this is one of the most beautiful covers I have seen in some time. It greatly reminds me of my time spent living in Yuma,Arizona. What I love about this author's work is she brings to the forefront people from history we may have never heard of or have been long forgotten. This story is r......more

Goodreads review by Sue on July 17, 2021

Natalie and her family lived in a nice home with servants in the Boston area. George, the oldest brother and the best friend that Natalie has, just returned from a working trip to the Western States. He wants to take Natalie back to help her heal. She was a trained pianist who had a breakdown just b......more

Goodreads review by Kirby on October 07, 2021

I read my first novel by Jane Kirkpatrick last year, and unfortunately, it wasn't one I ended up enjoying. I was really wanting to give another one of her books a try, and I thought this one sounded interesting. Unfortunately, I ended up disliking this one even more than I did the first one, and as......more

Goodreads review by Kremena on November 07, 2024

" Натали Къртис, по-късно Натали Къртис Бърлин е американски етномузиколог. Къртис, заедно с Алис Кънингам Флетчър и Франсис Денсмор, беше една от малката група жени, извършващи важни етноложки изследвания в Северна Америка в началото на 20 век.Къртис става широко признат експерт по местна музика и......more

Goodreads review by Life of Literature on October 02, 2021

What a fascinating story! I really like how Jane Kirkpatrick typically writes stories that are based on true historical characters. Natalie Curtis is an incredible woman who was passionate about the indigenous Native Americans. This book contains great depth as Natalie faces great trials, but also d......more