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Mar 03, 2018
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So glad to finally read a book my Canadian friends have been discussing since the start of 2016! A violent crime occurs in a small community that is an offshoot of the Métis Nation (in Manitoba, Canada.) It's told from alternating perspectives, allowing for multiple generations and connections to speak for themselves. I was struck by the importance of family, how secrets were kept from people to protect them in different ways, how trauma is passed down.
When Shawn Mooney first came on the Reading Envy Podcast in January 2017, he discussed this book. That episode is even named after a quote from the book.
Thanks to the publisher for approving my request in Edelweiss. It comes out in the USA on March 6, 2018, but can we please work toward a speedier USA pub date from such lauded Canadian titles?
When Shawn Mooney first came on the Reading Envy Podcast in January 2017, he discussed this book. That episode is even named after a quote from the book.
Thanks to the publisher for approving my request in Edelweiss. It comes out in the USA on March 6, 2018, but can we please work toward a speedier USA pub date from such lauded Canadian titles?
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Totally agree about Canadian authors. We see way too little of their work here in the U.S.
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I met a US book editor at the secret bookstore in NYC that explained why our Canadian books are so hard to get in the US. It has to do with the way book award prizes are given out that keeps 'our' market from reaching yours. The Canadian market is teeny and a Canadian published book is not eligible for US prizes but will get more of a chance in the Canadian market and US publishers tend to ignore them until they get good traction in the Canadian market (ie have won prizes in Canada).
Orla wrote: "I met a US book editor at the secret bookstore in NYC that explained why our Canadian books are so hard to get in the US. It has to do with the way book award prizes are given out that keeps 'our' ..."But UK books aren't eligible here yet get much more attention, still belated. Canadian books are almost as hard to access as Australian.
One of my favourites from the last year - glad you enjoyed it!
Wendy wrote: "The setting is not “ a small community that is an offshoot of the Métis Nation (in Manitoba, Canada”. The book is set in Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba- population about 800.000. This city has t..."I think you'll find we mean the same thing..there are still small communities within big cities.
My comment was more curt than I intended however this is my home city. Another reviewer on this page refers to it as a small town. I guess there’s a lesson for me to be cautious about commenting on unfamiliar locations.
Wendy wrote: "My comment was more curt than I intended however this is my home city. Another reviewer on this page refers to it as a small town. I guess there’s a lesson for me to be cautious about commenting on..."I am surprised Manitoba is quite so big! I think any time an author writes about people who are first-nations or Métis, as I believe you say in Canada, I see reviews that can't fathom that people from these backgrounds live places other than "the rez" or have incorporated into urban life. I totally understand why you'd feel compelled to correct it, no worries.
I am just reading this now and want clarify something you wrote. In Canada, we do not say "Metis" to mean First Nations. The Indigenous peoples of Canada are made up of three groups: First Nations, Inuit and the Metis Nation.
Louise wrote: "I am just reading this now and want clarify something you wrote. In Canada, we do not say "Metis" to mean First Nations. The Indigenous peoples of Canada are made up of three groups: First Nations..."
You are right. I have learned this since reading the book but was not clear on it at that point.
