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This was such a good and heartbreaking book! This is based on the lives of some of the author's ancestors. It talks about life of the Weskarini/Algonkin people and the colonization of the French in early Canada. It talked about the erasure of Natives' ways, Church abuse, intermarriage, and other serious topics. I highly recommend it but be aware of the emotions that will arise. 5 ⭐️

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Letting my team know that I received the next book. I am really looking forward to reading this one!

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This was an amazing book. It did make me hate organized religion more than I already do. @vonnie862 it is getting mailed out today. @TheBookHippie @Readergrrl thank you picking and sharing this book. #LMPBC

Imagine the mid to late 1600‘s in New France. Imagine being Indigenous, an Indigenous woman. Imagine being at the mercy of a cruel Christianity, cruel Jesuits. This novel takes you there. So full of heart.

5/5⭐️ What a beautiful historical fiction novel! An indigenous mother & daughter are caught in the turmoil of the 1600s French/English colonization of Algonquin territory. Told from 2 POVs, each woman expresses their hopes and dreams while struggling to navigate the demands of the Catholic Church and their own desire for autonomy. Beautiful and haunting, I will not forget Marie and Jeanne‘s love for each other and their hopes for the future.

Posting this for Truth & Reconciliation Day…this is without a doubt one of my favourite reads all year, I couldn‘t put it down. Set in mid 1600s in Algonquin territories at the beginning of French settlements, this book is so powerful and heartbreaking. I love that women and two-spirit characters are at the forefront in this one. #integrateyourshelf

Immersive historical fiction that follows the lives of a Weskarini (Algonquin) woman & her eldest daughter in mid-17th c Quebec, where the French keep taking up more & more space; & when the combination of new diseases & Iroquois raids have decimated Weskarini numbers. Significant queer content, too. The author has crafted this novel from her personal family ancestry, which is included at the back of the book. #ShadowGiller2022 #CanLit

But Marie doesn‘t answer, just keeps walking, as the deafening sound of crickets rings in Pierre‘s ears.

[This reference to crickets brought me right out of the setting, the year 1675, because of its ubiquitous present day metaphorical usage.]

What I‘ve been doing and reading in the past week is summed up in a 30-minute video: Friday Reads
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5⭐/5⭐ I absolutely loved this book! Couldn't recommend it more.