Marilyn Peake skillfully takes her readers along with her on a boy's journey of self discovery, a tale that harkens sweetly back to our childhood stories of forests and bears, dolphins and fairy godmothers. Wiley is a brave boy who faces his sorrows and opportunities with determination and grit. He is the "every boy" who is left alone to his own devices, a child much wiser than the adults who inhabit his world.  His adventure with Elden the dolphin bespeaks of our primeval instincts - a landscape of land and water, bridging time to eventually heal the hurt and disappointment brought about by his absent and troubled father.  The Fisherman's Son beautifully breathes life into a child's hope for a better tomorrow.

Copyright (c) 2008 Marilyn Peake