I Heard the Owl Call My Name

from nmele

This short novel, written decades ago, captured me. Ms. Craven evokes the landscape, the rain, and the stark choices facing the First Nations peoples, but her novel about a young priest's journey to a remote village and his efforts to understand and accompany them goes deeper than that. She gets ...

from steller0707

Mark Brian is the new vicar of an isolated Indian Village in British Columbia. As the story unfolds, the natives learn to trust him, as he is eager not just to serve their church, but to learn about them. He teaches himself their language, listens carefully to their stories and respects their cus...

from joririchardson

A beautiful and tragic story about some of the last traditional Native American Indians, and their gradual disenchantment with their own culture. This book is sad, while still hopeful for the future. The author herself actually lived with the Indian tribe she is writing about, and the rich detail...

from m.belljackson

OWL is a beautifully told and sad old Classic. With some advances in Native American history, it offers many contrasts.

from terriks

A lovely little tale, set among an isolated Indian tribe in the Pacific Northwest. Craven writes lyrically, poetically, and draws beautiful pictures of a wilderness that not many of us will ever see, let alone survive in. I did enjoy the setup of the tale - young idealistic vicar goes to stay amo...