The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
It’s a mystery with a very discernible answer within the first few chapters. Peters can be heavy-handed, and it is frustratingly clear...that something is amiss with Norma’s parentage. It’s equally trying when the author uses dei ex machina to move the plot forward.
Peters, a writer of Mi’kmaw descent, presents the Mi’kmaq as struggling to hold on to the things that make them Indian while surrounded by a culture that wants to erase them. But in telling the story from the point-of-view of two Indians...she recenters the narrative.
Not meant to be a mystery. The strength of Amanda Peters’s novel lies in its understanding of how trauma spreads through a life and a family, and its depiction of the challenges facing Indigenous people.
Peters’ debut combines narrative skill and a poignant story for a wonderful novel to which many readers will gravitate.
Heartrending.
Enthralling.
Peters beautifully explores loss, grief, hope, and the invisible tether that keeps families intact even when they are ripped apart. A quiet and poignant debut from a writer to watch..