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Wamboldt, Michelle.
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Wamboldt, Michelle.
Families -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Innocence (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Self-realization in women -- Fiction.
Dartmouth Book Award.
Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction.
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Birth road /
Michelle
Wamboldt
.
by
Wamboldt
,
Michelle
.
Vagrant Press, 2022.
Call #:
FICTION WAM
Subjects
Families -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Innocence (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Self-realization in women -- Fiction.
Dartmouth Book Award.
Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781774710401 (trade pbk.)
Description:
232 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Summary:
"Birth Road is a story of love, lost innocence, and the secrets that so often haunt small places. Set in early twentieth-century Nova Scotia, our story follows the naive but curious Helen, as she recalls the relationships and significant moments that have led to the birth of her child. Born in the grip of poverty to a cruel mother and a gentle but absent father, Helen's life follows a surprising path as she is moved from one place to another, constantly leaving the people she cares about behind. The love she has for her best friend Madge and her husband Edgar are tested as her journey is overshadowed by rumours and secrecy. Her loving Aunt Gertie, whose voice is like the summer rain, guides her with humour and wisdom as she grows into a woman. Throughout it all, Helen takes in the world around her, but with an innocence that lets it break her heart over and over again. Why is Madge's family so sad? Why does her brother hate their mother? Why have the details of her parents' marriage been kept a secret? As Helen grows, she slowly unravels family secrets, and finds the life she's been building is one she never expected. Moving from the woodlands of rural Nova Scotia to the city streets of Boston and back again, Birth Road is the powerful story of a woman desperate to live life on her own terms."--From publisher.
Awards:
Winner of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Fiction), 2024.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Canadian fiction.
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6
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Jul 18, 2024
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Jul 08, 2024
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Adult Fiction
FICTION WAM
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Adult Fiction
FICTION WAM
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