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The Circle

Book three: The Stranger family trilogy

Katherena Vermette

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English
University of Queensland Press
30 January 2024
From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes the final instalment in this heart-rending, utterly immersive Indigenous family saga, with a series tie-in cover.

The day that Cedar-Sage Stranger has been both dreading and longing for has finally come- her sister Phoenix is getting out of prison. The effect of Phoenix's release cascades through the community. When Phoenix is seen lingering outside the school to catch a glimpse of her son, Sparrow, the police get a call to file a report - but the next thing they know, Phoenix has disappeared.

Told from various perspectives, with an unforgettable voice for each chapter, the novel is masterfully structured as a Restorative Justice Circle where all gather - both the victimized and the accused - to take account of a crime that has altered the course of their lives.

The Circle considers what it means to be abandoned by the very systems that claim to offer support, how it feels to gain a sense of belonging, and the unanticipated cost of protecting those you love most.

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Imprint:   University of Queensland Press
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   258g
ISBN:   9780702268410
ISBN 10:   0702268410
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Katherena Vermette (she/her) is a Red River Metis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Metis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Vermette received the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry for her first book, North End Love Songs. Her first novel, The Break, won several awards including the Amazon First Novel Award, and was a bestseller in Canada. Her second novel, The Strangers, won the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, named Indigo's 2021 Book of the Year, and was a #1 national bestseller. Her work in children's literature includes the graphic novel series A Girl Called Echo. Vermette lives with her family in a cranky old house within skipping distance of the temperamental Red River. Her latest novel is The Circle.

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