At once tragic and up-lifting, Heartsong tells the story of an Oglala Sioux who travels the extraordinary geographical and cultural distance from tribal life in South Dakota to surviving by his wits on the streets of Marseilles.
Marooned after a horse-riding accident, Charging Elk struggles for survival in an alien world. Scared, disoriented and hamstrung by bureaucratic red tape, he becomes embroiled in a shocking murder and love affair that will change his life - beyond his wildest imaginings.
Welch has produced a haunting epic of culture shock, discovery and personal redemption.
- ISBN10 184195229X
- ISBN13 9781841952291
- Publish Date 25 May 2002 (first published 15 May 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 December 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 472
- Language English