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The Break by Katherena Vermette September 17, 2016

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Winner of the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and a finalist for the Rogers Writers'' Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General''s Literary Award, The Break is a stunning and heartbreaking debut novel about a multigenerational Métis-Anishnaabe family dealing with the fallout of a shocking crime in Winnipeg''s North End.

When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break - a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house - she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime.

In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim - police, family, and friends - tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg''s North End is exposed.

A powerful intergenerational family saga, The Break showcases Vermette''s abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature.

Title:The Break
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:288 pages, 8 X 5.25 X 0.9 in
Shipping dimensions:288 pages, 8 X 5.25 X 0.9 in
Published:September 17, 2016
Publisher:House Of Anansi Press Inc
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:Adult
ISBN - 13:9781487001117

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