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Title:
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Berry Pickers, The |
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Authors:
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Peters, Amanda |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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307 |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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On a hot day in 1960s Maine, six-year-old Joe watches his little sister Ruthie, sitting on her favourite rock at the edge of the blueberry fields, while their family, Mi’kmaq people from Nova Scotia, pick fruit. That afternoon, Ruthie vanishes without a trace. As the last person to see her, Joe will be forever haunted by grief, guilt, and the agony of imagining how his life could have been.
In an affluent suburb nearby, Norma is growing up as the only child of unhappy parents. She is smart, precocious, and bursting with questions she isn’t allowed to ask – questions about her missing baby photos; questions about her dark skin; questions about the strange, vivid dreams of campfires and warm embraces that return night after night. Norma senses there are things her parents aren’t telling her, but it will take decades to unravel the secrets they have kept buried since she was a little girl.
The Berry Pickers is an exquisitely moving story of unrelenting hope, unwavering love, and the power of family – even in the face of grief and betrayal. Taken from book blurb.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"This is a great combination of being a very easy to read book which packs a powerful punch."
"The ending of the book is beautifully resolved. It could be maudlin and sentimental, but it feels authentic and powerful."
"What makes this book so interesting are the points of view narrated by the two main characters. Both have fascinating stories."
"This would be an excellent book for BDS. So many issues to discuss, but it's also a very powerful and interesting story."
"Joe's violence to his wife is an important part of the story. It's in no way gratuitous."
"There are many books about how people navigate grief and loss; this one is highly original and very well-written."
"This story and the author's style grew on me, and I was fully committed from about halfway through."
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Categories:
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Fiction, Just Added, 2027 Titles |
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