Book
The break / katherena vermette.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781487001117 (trade paperback) :
- Physical Description: 352 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Trigger warning: This book is about recovering and healing from violence. Contains scenes of sexual and physical violence, and depictions of various trauma."
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Awards Note:
- Writers' Trust of Canada, finalist.Governor General's Literary Awards, Winner.Canada Reads 2017 selection.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Violent crimes > Fiction.
Community life > Fiction.
Violence > Fiction.
Metis > Fiction.
Trauma > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Native women > Crimes against > Fiction.
Indigenous authors.
Winnipeg (Man.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Canadian literature.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at College of the Rockies.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Campus | PS 8643 .E74 B74 2016 (Text) | 31111000150621 | CRANBROOK | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A series of shifting narratives reveal how a multigenerational indigenous family deals with the fallout of a shocking crime. - Perseus Publishing
A stunning debut novel about a multigenerational MétisâAnishnaabe family dealing with the fallout of a shocking crime in Winnipegâs North End. - Perseus Publishing
Winner of the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and a finalist for the Rogers Writersâ Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor Generalâs Literary Award, The Break is a stunning and heartbreaking debut novel about a multigenerational MétisâAnishnaabe family dealing with the fallout of a shocking crime in Winnipegâs North End.
When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break â a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house â 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 â police, family, and friends â 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 Winnipegâs North End is exposed.
A powerful intergenerational family saga, The Break showcases Vermetteâs abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature.