Kim Heacox, author of the award-winning novel “Jimmy Bluefeather”, returns with a brilliant novel about family love and the lengths one will go to protect it.
The small town of Strawberry Flats sits on a remote Alaska coast, peacefully left to itself, until controversial plans for a road and a bridge threaten to upend everything.
Former trapper Salt d'Alene never thought he'd find himself in the midst of such a dispute, but he'll do anything to provide the best care for his son Solomon, recently diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. Eleven-year-old Kes Nash just wants her father-back from war in Afghanistan-to be normal again. And circling the perimeter of the town is a wolf, Silver, and his pack, quietly watching.
Told from three alternating perspectives, “On Heaven's Hill” is a vividly powerful story about rediscovering hope and finding new life in the aftermath of trauma. Filled with humor and compassion, it depicts the best of America, a place composed of wildness and kindness.
