num_pages: 480
description: A performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West circus, Charging Elk falls from his horse and suffers injuries that leave him stranded in turn-of-the-century Marseilles. Scared, disoriented and hamstrung by bureaucratic red tape, he becomes embroiled in a shocking murder and love affair that will change his life beyond his wildest imaginings. Welch has produced a haunting epic of culture shock, discovery and personal redemption.
language: English
title: Heartsong
titlecomplete: Heartsong
genres: France, Historical, Adult, Native Americans, Race, Novels, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 984
places: South Dakota, Marseille
publisher: Canongate Books Ltd