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In 1919, Oji‑Cree medicine woman Niska travels from her forest homeland to northern Ontario to bring her sole kin, Xavier Bird, home after the horrors of the trenches. Grievously wounded and battling morphine addiction, Xavier remembers his days as a Canadian sniper alongside his close friend, revealing the brutal realities of war and the stark divergence of their destinies. The tale, told with stark focus, examines brutality, survival, and rebirth amid the aftermath of the First World War.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Joseph Boyden
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