Monkey Beach

Eden Robinson
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Tragedy strikes a Native community when the Hill family’s handsome seventeen-year-old son, Jimmy, mysteriously vanishes at sea. Left behind to cope during the search-and-rescue effort is his sister, Lisamarie, a wayward teenager with a dark secret. She sets off alone in search of Jimmy through the Douglas Channel and heads for Monkey Beach – a shore famed for its sasquatch sightings. Infused by turns with darkness and humor, Monkey Beachis a spellbinding voyage into the long, cool shadows of B.C.’s Coast Mountains, blending teen culture, Haisla lore, nature spirits and human tenderness into a multi-layered story of loss and redemption.
Genres: FictionIndigenousCanadaMagical RealismFantasyBook ClubContemporaryMysteryNative AmericanLiterary Fiction
374 Pages

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