Literary Fiction
A Mi’kmaq woman raised in traditional midwifery confronts family secrets, lost love, and ancestral knowledge after her grandmother’s death while navigating prejudice and modern nursing.
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A Mi’kmaq woman raised in traditional midwifery confronts family secrets, lost love, and ancestral knowledge after her grandmother’s death while navigating prejudice and modern nursing.
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From the award-winning and bestselling author of The Berry Pickers, an unforgettable novel of family, legacy and secrets, following one woman as she confronts buried truths, lost love and the fragile future she alone must protect “My mother died pushing me into the world. . . . I don’t know if I saw her face or if she saw mine. Only that, by the first crack of thunder, she was gone.” So begins the powerful new novel by critically acclaimed, award-winning author Amanda Peters. In 1955, Aliet’s mo...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Passionate young love and romantic memories; no explicit sex depicted
Violence & gore
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Maternal death in childbirth; one slap; no graphic violence
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Mi’kmaq sacred birthing-tree rites, midwifery, spiritual heritage
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Indigenous identity, racial politics, threatened cultural traditions
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Childbirth death trauma; grief; Indigenous historical hardship
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