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Lisamarie grew up as a fearless tomboy in Kitamaat, the Haisla reservation five hundred miles north of Vancouver, swimming, fighting, and fishing in a remote village where the land meets the green ocean. Haunted by ghosts, shapeshifters, and premonitions, she feels a looming danger she cannot escape. Her journey by speedboat up the frigid waters of the Douglas Channel is driven by a quest to discover why her brother drowned and to bring closure to her family. Along the way she navigates the complex dynamics of her parents, who struggle to blend Haisla traditions with modern life, the activist Uncle Mick, a devoted Elvis fan, and the fierce Ma‑ma‑oo—Haisla for “grandmother”—who guards ancestral customs.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Eden Robinson
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