ONLY THE WIND REMEMBERS tells the story of the last Yahi Indian who emerged in 1911 from an isolated existence in the woods into the civilised world for the first time. A young anthropologist, Thomas Morgan, and his troubled curator wife, Allison, take the Indian into their care, bestowing him with the name “Ishi”, which is Yahi for “man”. Despite the rigid boundaries of propriety, Allison is drawn to Ishi, and with Thomas’s help she secures time spent with him. Ishi begins to teach Allison his language, and along the way tells her an age-old story that his people have passed on for generations. Seeing Ishi’s determination to tell the fable, Allison listens to the story, slowing coming to identify with her own struggles as she does so. But before Ishi’s tale is completely told, and Allison’s questions answered, circumstances take a turn that begin to jeopardise their very lives. Will Ishi’s burning desire to tell the ancient tale be fulfilled before it’s too late? And will Allison have a chance to discover the truth about her own existence? Weaving historical facts with fictional detail, Marlo Schalesky brings to life a story that recounts the wonder of redemption and new life.