Author: Margaret Craven

Published: 1980

Publisher: Picador

Format: Paperback

Pages: 132

Suitable: Secondary (Ages 13+)

Mark Brian, a young Anglican priest who has not long to live, is sent to the Indian village of King come in the wilds of British Columbia. While sharing the hunting and fishing, the festivals and funerals, the joys and sorrows of a once-proud tribe, Mark learns enough of life to be ready to die. On a cold winter evening when he hears the owl call his name, Mark understands what is to come. An outstanding and much-acclaimed first novel. The author's perception, wisdom and insight give her unique story the quality of a legend or fable.