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This was a lovely read, all around. A deep meditation on grief, loss, and family, and how to keep oneself whole in the face of the struggle. The main characters share the burden of anxiety, and the ways they choose to deal with it is a main theme, weaving through the story. The father-daughter relationship and journey is at the heart of the book, both emotional and physical. There‘s a solitary beauty to Robertson‘s prose that will stick with me.

Next up in June‘s #IndigenousReads! I love his kid‘s/YA stuff, so hopefully this will be a good one…

The first two thirds were a bit slow but the final third made it worth finishing. A Cree family is falling apart, the father and daughter take a journey into the wilderness and family history takes them to where they need to be both physically and spiritually.

This isn't something I'd have picked up on my own, so thank you to Raven Reads for featuring this!

I must complain about the jacket copy - the events referenced don't happen until HALFWAY THROUGH THE BOOK. This is why I don't read jacket copy anymore...

Aside from that, this was quite lovely. The relationship between Holly & Matthew is lovely to watch unfold and the emotion Robertson infuses into his characters is palpable at times.

Mending a broken father-daughter relationship is at the core of this story about a Cree family set in contemporary Winnipeg. Matt feels empty inside & has been making all the wrong choices in trying to feel better, getting panic attacks instead. His wife Claire is feeling betrayed & their prickly teen daughter Holly is angry & hurt, refusing to speak to him. It takes a tragedy & a return to ancestral homelands for healing to begin. #Indigenous

Indigenous Reads, a video in which I talk about five books by Indigenous authors that I read last week.

https://youtu.be/QplemqF8hIk

#Canadian #LGBTQ #booktube

I volunteered at my last Book Drunkard festival event for the season last night. What a wonderful human, talented writer, and one of the hardest working people in the industry (his output is insane, and there's so much more to come!).

Tonight!