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I wish more had happened in this book. The characters were interesting, but the story just kind of wandered. Low pick.

The emotions from this story are hard to explain. It is the sort of book that builds empathy. The character's pain sits in the chest while you are drawn in. The matriarchal community comes through strong, just as the characters must be. The hope that comes through their ceremonies is beautiful and awe-inspiring. I'll be reading the rest of this trilogy but need some space between.

In the aftermath of a horrible crime, witnessed from a distance by Stella, a lot of stories come together. Most of them by women, most of them Métis, most of them carrying trauma and and loss. It‘s a tough read, with a lot of violence. I felt for these indigenous women and I could have spend some more time with them.

#12BooksOfChristmas November @Andrew65

I think November was my best reading month of the year so it was hard to pick. This book stuck with me the most though- and I never would have read it if it weren‘t for #FoodAndLit #Canada

This book was sad and covered some hard topics, but an incredibly good read. I didn‘t want the story of these women to end. #FoodAndLit #Canada

I am worn out tonight but in a good way. #hyggehour

I‘m biggie sizing my hygge hour today. We‘re getting rain for the first time in over a month and I‘m going to sit still and celebrate that.

Check out an award winning book recommendation by Kim on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday here: https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-the-break

Tough to read, tougher to review. Multiple narrators (at least 10, one of whom is not named at the top of her passages, and only one in first-person) in this multi-generational family story of surviving both specific and general trauma; lots of sentence fragments; present-tense writing (except when it‘s not) - it‘s a lot to track. It‘s good, but tough. Vermette is an indigenous Canadian writer, and very promising. TWs below.