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366 pages • first pub 2019 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780889776449
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Edition Pub Date: 24 August 2019
This memoir is ideal for readers seeking a deeply personal and unflinching exploration of trauma, resilience, and healing through the lens of Indigenous identity and intergenerational history.
Description
Long-listed for the 2020 RBC Taylor PrizeA memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the lasting wounds of sexual violenceHelen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different...
Community Reviews
Moods
emotional: 89%
dark: 65%
reflective: 59%
challenging: 58%
sad: 54%
hopeful: 52%
inspiring: 48%
informative: 31%
tense: 16%
adventurous: 1%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, AlcoholismModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Drug useMinor
Forced institutionalization
366 pages • first pub 2019 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780889776449
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Edition Pub Date: 24 August 2019
This memoir is ideal for readers seeking a deeply personal and unflinching exploration of trauma, resilience, and healing through the lens of Indigenous identity and intergenerational history.
Description
Long-listed for the 2020 RBC Taylor PrizeA memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the lasting wounds of sexual violenceHelen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different...
Community Reviews
Moods
emotional: 89%
dark: 65%
reflective: 59%
challenging: 58%
sad: 54%
hopeful: 52%
inspiring: 48%
informative: 31%
tense: 16%
adventurous: 1%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, AlcoholismModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Drug useMinor
Forced institutionalization