{"product_id":"the-berry-pickers-9781646222384","title":"The Berry Pickers","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e 2023 Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Prize Winner\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, A Best New Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuly 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi'kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family's youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister's disappearance for years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren't telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unforgettable exploration of grief, love, and kin,\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), this show stopping debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.51w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646222384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMANDA PETERS\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer of Mi'kmaq and settler ancestry. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003e The Berry Pickers\u003c\/i\u003e, was the winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the 2023 Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Prize, and was a finalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Amazon First Novel Award. Peters is a graduate of the master of fine arts program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and has a certificate in creative writing from the University of Toronto. She lives and writes in the Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia where she is an Associate Professor in English and Theatre at Acadia University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46528811270358,"sku":"9781646222384","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_66c63def-d456-4590-b3fe-a4f40d9f6a57.jpg?v=1739187821","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/the-berry-pickers-9781646222384","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}