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The Singing Stick

A Novel

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The Singing Stick

By: Phyllis Cole-Dai
Narrated by: Phyllis Cole-Dai
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As a fierce nor’easter bears down on her Massachusetts town, Fiona Richter places a frantic 911 call. Her husband, Simon, eighty years old and suffering from dementia, has gone missing from the house—along with his clarinet.

So begins The Singing Stick, the story of a son, his long-dead mother, and the music that anchors them both in times of great unmooring.

©2024 Phyllis Cole-Dai (P)2024 Phyllis Cole-Dai Historical Fiction World Literature

Critic Reviews

"Heartrending story of an Indigenous family’s multigenerational trauma . . . a startling tour de force." —BookLife Reviews (Editor's Pick)

"A deeply thoughtful novel about finding one’s voice when all has seemingly been lost." —Indie Today (five stars)

"Cole-Dai confronts harsh realities with the deftness of a true storyteller. A remarkable achievement." —Colin Mustful, founder/editor, History Through Fiction
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