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When Garnet Raven was three years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes. Having reached his mid-teens, he escapes at the first available opportunity, only to find himself cast adrift on the streets of the big city.
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The sudden communication from his past spurs him to return to the reserve following his release from jail. Deciding to stay awhile, his life is changed completely as he comes to discover his sense of place, and of self. While on the reserve, Garnet is initiated into the ways of the Ojibway - both ancient and modern - by Keeper, a friend of his grandfather, and last fount of history about his people's ways.
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What the critics say
"A fascinating read...I loved the revelations of a child taken away from the love of his family and put out to where his spirit was lost...Wagamese's book is about healing the lost soul" (Tantoo Cardinal)
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- Vince Stambulic
- 2021-08-21
wonderful whole hearted story of discovery
a wonderful story of finding one place in the world where everything just makes sense and filling holes left by a lost soul.
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- Krow Fischer
- 2019-04-23
Beautiful
Takes me back to the north where I grew up, the stories, the becoming human in a good way teachings are gently and gorgeously articulated. Loved the characters. I want to listen to it again.
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- Nadine
- 2020-05-15
Heartening
Thoughtful and heartening. This gentle perspective creates a needed shift in our hearts we all need to experience.
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- Julie Tamiko Manning
- 2020-12-30
I didn’t want it to end
Beautiful story and beautifully narrated. Thank you for the heart and humour. My first Audible book and I am hooked.
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- Jen
- 2023-11-20
Powerful storytelling
I related to this story a lot as my mom was scooped and as a result I was removed from my culture and decades later came back to it. So many times I cried reading this book yearning for the love and connection of family and my culture. It reinvigorated the motivation in me to keep learning, seeking, reaching and walking toward what was missing in me my whole life. Thank you for that.
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- Me
- 2021-10-14
I couldn't love this book more
This book spoke to me on many levels. Its humour is infectious and the story is moving. You can see the power of Wagamese's voice developing here.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-12-13
I want to be Anishinaabe!
Loved how this story was told. I have so much more respect and understanding of this culture and it’s people. The teachings are what I want to follow in my own life. I am not of the same blood, but my heart believes in the same values, respect and love that these people believe in.
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- Obbie29
- 2020-09-02
wonderful
I cried, I laughed, I learned
This book should be taught in Canadian schools and a movie made.
I took a star off because I feel some details of the main characters daily life were left out, unnecessarily given the honesty of the book overall
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- Azutco Always
- 2021-03-29
Spoke to my heart
Loved this audiobook! Listened to it all in one day. The story and the narration was well done. I'll be thinking about the teachings in this story for a long time to come! Many thanks
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-01-05
Its good
It’s pretty good I recommend it decently made me cry here and there loved it
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