{"product_id":"9781922585653","title":"Bad Cree","description":"Author: Johns, Jessica \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922585653 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 209mm x 136mm x 21mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this gripping debut, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community, and the land they call home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mackenzie wakes up with a severed crow's head in her hands, she panics. Only moments earlier she had been fending off masses of birds in a snow-covered forest. In bed, when she blinks, the head disappears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNight after night, Mackenzie's dreams return her to a memory from before her sister Sabrina's untimely death- a weekend at the family's lakefront campsite, long obscured by a fog of guilt. But when the waking world starts closing in, too - crows stalk her every move around the city; she gets threatening text messages from someone claiming to be Sabrina - Mackenzie knows this is more than she can handle alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravelling north to her rural hometown in Alberta, she finds her family still steeped in the same grief that she ran away to Vancouver to escape. They welcome her back, but their shaky reunion only seems to intensify her dreams - and make them more dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat really happened that night at the lake, and what did it have to do with Sabrina's death? Only a bad Cree would put their family at risk, but what if whatever has been calling Mackenzie home was already inside her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In evocative yet understated prose, Jessica Johns weaves a captivating tale of love, loss, the violence of greed, and the healing power of family. In \u003ci\u003eBad Cree\u003c\/i\u003e, Johns delivers a suspenseful and thought-provoking page turner you won't want to put down.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Michelle Good, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFive Little Indians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBad Cree\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores the permeable boundaries of dreams, reality, and culture, as well as complex family dynamics and relationships. A compelling novel that is a mystery and a horror story about grief, but one with defiant hope in its beating heart.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Paul Tremblay, author of \u003ci\u003eA Head Full of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pallbearers Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBad Cree\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork of creeping tension. Wry, moody, and subversive, Johns explores the power of connections, both the harm and the healing, with characters rich and warm, tangled in each other, to the land and to the supernatural. Couldn't put it down.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Eden Robinson, author of \u003ci\u003eSon of a Trickster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667951247518,"sku":"UBD-9781922585653","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922585653.jpg?v=1751333794","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922585653","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}