The redemption of Oscar Wolf : A novel

Bartleman, James 1939- (Author).

Summary: As an angry thirteen-year-old in 1930, Oscar Wolf, a Native from the Chippewas of Rama Indian Reserve, sets a fire that inadvertently kills his grandfather and a young maid. Haunted by guilt and fear of retribution, he sets out on a lifelong quest for redemption. Through a series of adventures and occupations, he discovers that peace of mind in the middle of the twentieth-century is a difficult thing to find.

Record details

ISBN: 1459709829
ISBN: 9781459709829 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
266 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A J. Patrick Boyer book." CatMonthString:june.13 Novel. A novel. A saga of mid-twentieth-century aboriginal life in Canada and abroad that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and ages.
Formatted Contents Note:	Author's note -- Cast of characters -- Prologue: 1914 to 1917 -- Map of Muskoka -- Part 1: April to June 1930 -- Part 2: 1930 to 1935 -- Part 3: 1948 to 1958 -- Part 4: 1958 to 1962 -- Epilogue -- Reader's guide -- Acknowledgements.