| International Standard Book Number |
9781646223695
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| International Standard Book Number |
1646223691
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| Personal Name |
Peters, Amanda, author.
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| Title Statement |
The birthing tree : a novel / Amanda Peters.
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| Edition Statement |
First Catapult edition.
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| Imprint |
New York : Catapult, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
292 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Born under the shadow of a birthing tree sacred to generations of Mi'kmaq women, Aliet Paul grows up outside a small Nova Scotia town with her fierce, loving grandmother Kiju. Her mother died bringing Aliet into the world under that very tree; her father remains a mystery no one will name. Aliet's childhood is shaped by seasonal apple pickers, the medicinal wisdom of the old ways, and the quiet, steadfast presence of John, a boy who becomes her anchor. But the world beyond their community is changing. Traditional midwifery is condemned, prejudice deepens, and when the wrong person witnesses a birth, the consequences are disastrous. Spanning decades of loss and reclamation, this sweeping yet intimate novel follows one woman's journey to protect the land, the traditions, and the memory of the women who came before her--and to decide which parts of her inheritance she will carry into the future.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mothers Death Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Loss (Psychology) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Grief Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Family secrets Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Grandmothers Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mothers and daughters Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Traditional medicine Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Midwifery Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Indigenous peoples Nova Scotia Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Micmac women Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Psychological fiction.
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