"Finalist" - Hidden Heritage…the Story of Paul LaRoche received "Finalist"in the Biography category of the National Indie Excellence Book Awards, May 2007

AWARD FINALIST:  Hidden Heritage...the Story of Paul LaRoche placed BEST BOOKS AWARD FINALIST by USA Book News, October 2006. 

HIDDEN HERITAGE…The Story of Paul LaRoche

An inspiring biography

Imagine growing up in one culture, only to find out that you belong to another.  Adopted at birth, Paul Summers grew up in white, middle-class America and didn’t discover his Native American heritage until he was in his mid-30s.  Risking everything to reunite with his blood family on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation, he sets out to reconnect with his true ancestry and bridge the gap between White and Native America.

Follow Paul as he takes the name LaRoche and carves out a brand new musical genre spanning two worlds.  Hidden Heritage details the fusion of his ordinary Minnesota lifestyle with a rich Lakota heritage and the creation of his music under the name, Brulé.  Finally coming into his own, Paul finds himself crossing cultural boundaries with a message of reconciliation and healing.

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What people are saying about Hidden Heritage…the Story of Paul LaRoche:

• “Five-star review” – Hidden Heritage is the riveting biography of an amazing Lakota musician… Author Barbara Marshak has achieved a notable balance between perspectives, both Lakota and white, with a feeling of the reader’s sharing experiences on both sides of the dialogue.”  Midwest Book Review, August 2006


• “Exceptional review” – Hidden Heritage received an “exceptional” review from Today’s Books, Book Register, August 2006.
  
  
• This is a sweetly moving biography of a unique man, his warm and loving family, and their “journey” to discover and tap their authentic desires…
  
  
• I finished Hidden Heritage last night.  In a word:  beautiful. 


• Hidden Heritage had me laughing, crying, feeling so much emotion that I’ve never felt before.  Reading this book not only inspired me to keep reading, I “lived” every word of it. 


• This book is too important for me to keep, I will be donating it to my church’s library for others to read in order spread Paul’s message “we are all related.”