At once tragic and up-lifting, 'Heartsong' tells the story of an Oglala Sioux who travels the extraordinary geographical and cultural distance from tribal life in the Black Hills of South Dakota to surviving by his wits alone on the streets of Marseilles.
As a boy, Charging Elk witnessed his people's massacre of Custer's cavalry at Little Big Horn; followed by years of futile fighting and wandering, before the Sioux were finally lured to a reservation. His expert horsemanship, however, enables him to escape the reservation - joining Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show on a tour of Europe.
But after a riding accident he is marooned; left alone to struggle for survival in an alien world. Scared, disoriented and hamstrung by bureaucratic red tape, Charging Elk becomes embroiled in a love affair and a shocking murder that will change his life - beyond his wildest imaginings.
