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...
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Sexual content
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References to passionate young love, lost relationships, and personal heartbreak
Violence & gore
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Childbirth death and disastrous consequences from witnessed births
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Religious content
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Indigenous cultural traditions and sacred birthing practices
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Prejudice against Indigenous midwifery and cultural practices in a hostile society
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Systemic prejudice, family loss, tragedy, and cultural conflict
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