Kathy Little Bird

Kathy Little Bird Called "unforgettable" by the Boston Herald, the story of Mrs. Mike became an instant classic. Her courage continued to inspire in The Search for Joyful, "a moving and touching novel" (Salisbury Post). Now, a new woman emerges from the Canadian west-with the spirit of Mrs. Mike to guide her... All of her life, Kathy Little Bird has heard stories of her grandmother, Mrs. Mike, from her own mother, a Cree Indian nurse who married a wounded Austrian soldier during the waning years of World War II. Living with her mother and stepfather on the plains of St. Alban's, Kathy takes the tradition of Cree music to heart-"singing" the wilderness and the people she knows so well. But Kathy longs for freedom from her sheltered life and takes her first chance to get away, marrying a charming con artist who promises her the world-and leaving behind her childhood sweetheart. Staying in seedy hotels and singing in run-down clubs, she slowly finds the fame she craves. But screaming fans and hit songs cannot fill the hole within her heart-the aching need she has for the native people she left behind, the father she never knew, and a love that will calm her restless soul... Brimming with hardship, hope, the struggles of the heart, and the turbulence of a world on the brink of change, this new novel is the moving story of one woman's attempt to make her mark on the world-without losing herself...Freedman, Benedict is the author of 'Kathy Little Bird', published 2004 under ISBN 9780425200711 and ISBN 042520071X.