Featured Title — 2025
It’s 1968, and the world is changing fast. A young music student leaves his quiet life on a remote reservation in British Columbia to study at Berkeley — and finds a campus in the throes of revolution. Music and running become his refuge as he trains for a marathon that will test more than his endurance.
Synopsis
The Vietnam War has divided the nation. The counter-culture — with its loosening strictures on sex and drugs, and a creative explosion in music — is transforming the world. Far from home, bewildered by the restless energy of a generation demanding change, one young man must decide who he is, what he believes in, and how far he’s willing to go to find his own truth.
A moving story of transformation, courage, and the power of running.
Identity
Far from the reservation where he grew up, a young musician confronts what it means to belong — to a place, a people, and a moment in history.
Endurance
Training for a marathon becomes a meditation on will, purpose, and what the body reveals when the mind goes quiet. Music and running become inseparable acts of self-discovery.
The Author
Gudwin resides in West Chilcotin, British Columbia, where he pursues solitude and wilderness — writing, distance running, and ski mountaineering. Canyon Marathon is his debut novel.
