The Strangers

The Strangers
Katherena Vermette
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Trade Paperback
Not defined - 352pg
31 May 2022 AU
International import eta 7-19 days
9780702265761
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A staggering, award-winning intergenerational saga that explores how connected we are, even when we' re no longer together-even when we' re forced apart. Cedar has nearly forgotten what her family looks like. Phoenix has nearly forgotten how freedom feels. And Elsie has nearly given up hope. Nearly. These are the Strangers, each haunted in her own way. After time spent in foster homes, Cedar goes to live with her estranged father. Although she grapples with the pain of being separated from her mother, Elsie, and sister, Phoenix, she' s hoping for a new chapter in her life, only to find herself once again in a strange house surrounded by strangers. From a youth detention centre, Phoenix gives birth to a baby she' ll never get to raise and tries to forgive herself for all the harm she' s caused (while wondering if she even should). Elsie, struggling with addiction and determined to turn her life around, is buoyed by the idea of being reunited with her daughters and strives to be someone they can depend on, unlike her own distant mother. Between flickering moments of warmth and support, the women diverge and reconnect, fighting to survive in a fractured system that pretends to offer success but expects them to fail. Facing the distinct blade of racism from those they trusted most, they urge one another to move through the darkness, all the while wondering if they' ll ever emerge safely on the other side. The Strangers is a searing exploration of race, class, inherited trauma, and matrilineal bonds that-despite everything-refuse to be broken.
Katherena Vermette (she/her) is a Red River Metis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Metis nation-Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her first book, North End Love Songs, won the 2013 Governor General' s Literary Award for Poetry. Her first novel, The Break, was a national bestseller and won several 2017 awards, including the Amazon First Novel Award, Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and McNally Robinson Book of the Year. She lives with her family in a cranky old house within skipping distance of the temperamental Red River. The Strangers is her second novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780702265761
Published: 31 May 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 352

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