Hawk
jan. 2016 · Dundurn
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Om denne e-boken
- At the heart of the story is a family brought together by tragedy, forced to confront their differences and heal the rifts that exist between them
- Hawk explores the effects that the oil sands industry has on First Nations living along the Athabasca River, a population for whom fish represents a major part of their diet
- Examines the residual effects of the Residential Schools system on today‘s generation
- Author has intimate ties to the First Nations community and has written the novel in consultation with them
- Novel is well-researched and historically accurate, with the parallel story of the osprey and its fight for survival drawing on the author‘s expertise in animal science
- Giller Prize–winning author Jospeh Boyden said of author‘s first novel, “With Red Wolf, Jennifer Dance has come howling out of the wilderness ... and I'm deeply impressed”
Om forfatteren
Jennifer Dance was born in England and holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture and Animal Science from the University of the West Indies. She migrated to Canada in 1979. With family in the Native community, Jennifer has a passion for equality and justice for all people. Her first novel, Red Wolf, was endorsed by Giller Prize–winning author Joseph Boyden. An avid environmentalist, Jennifer lives on a small farm in Stouffville, Ontario.
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