Erikka Ingebretsen dwells where the cold Pacific waters meet the towering redwood forests. She has lived her entire life within sight of the sea, and like many family members before her, she joined the US Navy in 1970. She served with the 7th Fleet during the Vietnam War. Like many veterans of that conflict, she came home disillusioned, suffering from PTSD, and carrying a feeling of homelessness. She is a graduate of Humboldt State University, where she earned a master’s degree in art. She lives in Eureka, California.
Walker's Shadow
by Erikka Ingebretsen
Walker's Shadow
by Erikka Ingebretsen
Published Mar 30, 2023
234 Pages
Genre: FICTION / General
Book Details
When You Can’t Go Home Again . . .
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a sailor searches for belonging. Carrying the burden of wreckage from the war, unable to go home to Wisconsin where he is wanted for a crime he committed on graduation night, he sets out on a journey of self-discovery. Over the course of many years, he travels across continents, looking for a safe and welcoming place. But not everything is as it appears, and the key to his quest may be found back in Vietnam, with the woman in whose arms he sought comfort. Beautifully crafted, melancholic, wistful and deeply real, Walker’s Shadow is an illuminating exploration of what it means to begin the healing of a shattered life.