Whispered Echoes: Who speaks for those without a say?

By Peter Huhtala

The ocean, the sprawling forests, and especially the Columbia River spoke to young Peter in their unique languages. The river sprawled and stretched to fill its great estuary, then roared into the Pacific Ocean. Peter was born three blocks from that river, in Astoria, Oregon.Fifty stories within this memoir captivate us with an extraordinary voice. The inner life of a precocious child rouses laughter and chills. And we share Peter's adventures as he comes of age in the 1970s, amazed that he survived. Peter never forgot the place of his birth. When a supersized fossil-fuel project threatened the Columbia River estuary, he rose to defend his old friend, even as he fought an incurable disease. The industrialists hung on to their project year-after-year. Peter prepared to let go of life. Then, a chance encounter changed everything.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 179697806X
• ISBN13: 9781796978063
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"