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Knott, Helen, 1987-
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Knott, Helen, 1987-
Knott, Helen, 1987- -- Family.
Mothers and daughters -- Biography.
Bereavement.
First Nations women -- British Columbia -- Biography.
First Nations -- British Columbia -- Biography.
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Knott, Helen, 1987-
Knott, Helen, 1987-
Knott, Helen, 1987- -- Family.
Mothers and daughters -- Biography.
Bereavement.
First Nations women -- British Columbia -- Biography.
First Nations -- British Columbia -- Biography.
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Becoming
a
matriarch
: a
memoir
/ Helen Knott.
by
Knott, Helen, 1987-
Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2023.
Call #:
305.48897 K72b
Subjects
Knott, Helen, 1987-
Knott, Helen, 1987- -- Family.
Mothers and daughters -- Biography.
Bereavement.
First Nations women -- British Columbia -- Biography.
First Nations -- British Columbia -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780385697774 (hc)
Description:
207 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a new space. Helen Knott’s debut
memoir
, In My Own Moccasins, wowed reviewers, award juries, and readers alike with its profoundly honest and moving account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, resilience, and survival. Now, in her highly anticipated second book, Knott returns with a chronicle of grief, love, and legacy. Having lost both her mom and grandmother in just over six months, forced to navigate the fine lines between matriarchy, martyrdom, and codependency, Knott realizes she must let go, not just of the women who raised her, but of the woman she thought she was. Woven into the pages are themes of mourning, sobriety through loss, and generational dreaming.
Becoming
a
Matriarch
is charted with poetic insights, sass, humour, and heart, taking the reader over the rivers and mountains of Dane Zaa territory in Northeastern British Columbia, along the cobbled streets of Antigua, Guatemala, and straight to the heart of what matriarchy truly means. This is a journey through pain, on the way to
becoming
."--Publisher.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
Holds:
2
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