Named a Best Novel of the Decade by Literary Hub Saul Indian Horse is a child when his family retreats into the woods.
Spare and compact yet undeniably rich, Indian Horse is at once a heartbreaking account of a dark chapter in our history and a moving coming-of-age story..
Yet as Saul\'s victories mount, so do the indignities and the taunts, the racism and the hatred--the harshness of a world that will never welcome him, tied inexorably to the sport he loves.
Together they open doors for him: away from the school, into an all-Ojibway amateur circuit, and finally within grasp of a professional career.
His speed is remarkable.
His intuition and vision are unmatched.
Rising at dawn to practice alone, Saul proves determined and undeniably gifted.
At the urging of a priest, he finds a tentative salvation in hockey.
Alone in the world and placed in a horrific boarding school, Saul is surrounded by violence and cruelty.
But when winter approaches, Saul loses everything: his brother, his parents, his beloved grandmother--and then his home itself.
Among the lakes and the cedars, they attempt to reconnect with half-forgotten traditions and hide from the authorities who have been kidnapping Ojibway youth.
Named a Best Novel of the Decade by Literary Hub Saul Indian Horse is a child when his family retreats into the woods
