"Katherena Vermette's debut novel, The Break, takes a tough, close-up look at an extended family in Winnipeg, tackling along the way a side of female life that's often hard to acknowledge: the violence of girls and women sometimes display towards other girls and women, and the power struggles among them. In The Break, the characters may be Metis, but the motivations and emotions are surely universal. The Break is the first novel by Canadian poet, film-maker and award-winning author, Katherena Vermette. Late one cold February night, a small-town Canadian Police Department gets a call. Stella McGregor, a young Metis wife and mother, is witnessing an assault on a stretch of land known as The Break, adjacent to her home/5. by Katherena Vermette. Katherena Vermette’s first book, North End Love Songs, a poetry collection set among Winnipeg’s Métis community, won a Governor General’s Literary Award. In her debut novel, the author finds herself in familiar and heart-wrenching territory of prejudice and violence. “The Break” is hydro land that cuts a swath through Winnipeg’s North End neighbourhood; in the novel it Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
Free download or read online The Break pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in September 17th , and was written by Katherena Vermette. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are. The Break. Katherena Vermette. House of Anansi, - Fiction - pages. 16 Reviews. Winner of the www.doorway.ru 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. Katherena Vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation. She has worked in poetry, novels, children's literature, and film. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, her father's roots run deep in St. Boniface, St. Norbert and beyond.
"Katherena Vermette's debut novel, The Break, takes a tough, close-up look at an extended family in Winnipeg, tackling along the way a side of female life that's often hard to acknowledge: the violence of girls and women sometimes display towards other girls and women, and the power struggles among them. In The Break, the characters may be. The Break. Katherena Vermette. Allen Unwin, - Fiction - pages. 17 Reviews. Stella, a young Metis mother, lives with her family by the Break, an isolated strip of land on the edge of their small Canadian town. Glancing out of her window one winter's evening Stella spots someone in trouble; horrified, she calls the police. Katherena Vermette has 28 books on Goodreads with ratings. Katherena Vermette’s most popular book is The Break.
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