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A Grandmother Begins the Story

By Michelle Porter

A Grandmother Begins the Story

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From award-winning Métis author Michelle Porter, a powerfully funny and moving story told not just by five generations of Métis women, but also by the land, the bison that surround them, and two utterly captivating dogs. Carter is a young mother on a quest to find the true meaning of her heritage, which she only learned of in her teens. Allie is trying to make up for the lost years with her first born and to protect Carter from the hurt she herself suffered from her own mother. Lucie wants the granddaughter she's never met to help her get to her ancestors in the afterlife. And Geneviève is determined to conquer her demons—before the fire inside burns her up—with the help of the sister she lost but has never been without. Meanwhile, Mamé, in the afterlife, knows that all their stories began with her; she must find a way to cut herself from the last threads that keep her tethered to the living, just as they must find their own paths forward. And a young bison wants to understand why he keeps being moved and whether he should make a break for it and run for his life. This extraordinary novel, told by a chorus of vividly realized, wise, confused, struggling characters attempting to make sense of this life and the next, heralds the arrival of a stunning new voice in literary fiction.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2024-08-27
Publication Date:
2024-08-27
Publisher:
Little Brown and Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1643755196
ISBN13:
9781643755199
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
280 g
Height:
13.6 cm
Width:
20.8 cm
Thickness:
2.1 cm
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