Healer of Harrow Point - Softcover

Peter Walpole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571741674 ISBN 13: 9781571741677

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co ,U.S., 2003

Synopsis

Thomas Singer is eleven years old. Soon, on his twelfth birthday, his father will present him with his first shotgun and take him on his first deer hunting trip. Thomas longed to go hunting all his young life, until the day he saw poachers shooting a deer, until the day he meet Emma.

That day, as Thomas watched the wounded deer fall, something magical happened: a mysterious old woman suddenly rushed out from among the trees, laid her hands on the graceful animal, and somehow completely healed it. That day his life changed forever.

With Emma's guidance, Thomas learns to heal and communicate with animals-forcing him to realize he could never kill one. Now his whole world is turned upside down. He loves his father and doesn't want to disappoint him; in his father's eyes, being a man is to go hunting with men. But his birthday is coming fast, and soon he will have to choose.

In the tradition of Where the Red Fern Grows and Old Yeller, The Healer of Harrow Point is a classic coming-of-age story in which a young boy learns the beauty of life, the folly of violence, and the secrets of true friendship.

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Review

Poet, book reviewer and US National Public Radio essayist Peter Walpole's first book touches the hearts of young and old. Easy enough to read for most pre-teens, yet tight and engaging enough for the more mature, The Healer of Harrow Point is a value-teaching book of real merit. Like Old Yeller or The Education of Little Tree, it's a classic coming of-age-tale that presents student-level metaphysical concepts such as intention, immortality and "the oneness of all beings" in a down-to-earth, readily understandable fashion. Parents who hope to warn their teenager about the danger of firearms or the negative effects of seeking peer group approval will find this an excellent choice. But be warned: anyone who picks up The Healer of Harrow Point will find that it's impossible to put down. If movie rights haven't been purchased by Disney yet, they should be--an action and emotion-packed plot keeps the readers on the edge of their seat. --P. Randall Cohan

Review

"A beautifully written, magical story of a young boy's coming of age . . . the mystery and majesty of nature come wonderfully alive. A book to be treasured." --George Garrett--Reviews

"A beautifully written, magical story of a young boy's coming of age . . . the mystery and majesty of nature come wonderfully alive. A book to be treasured." --George Garrett

--Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571741674
• ISBN 13: 9781571741677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 131