People Of The Whale: A Novel

Raised In A Remote Seaside Village, Thomas Witka Just Marries Ruth, His Beloved Since Infancy. But An Ill-fated Decision To Fight In Vietnam Changes His Life Forever: Cut Off From His Native American Community, He Fathers A Child With Another Woman. When He Returns Home A Hero, He Finds His Tribe In Conflict Over The Decision To Hunt A Whale, Both A Symbol Of Spirituality And Rebirth And A Means Of Survival. In The End, He Reconciles His Two Existences, Only To See Tragedy Befall The Son He Left Behind.