Will Bird is a legendary Cree bush pilot, now in a coma; his niece Annie, returned from her journey, sits beside his bed. Their secrets are revealed - the tragic betrayal that cost Will his family, Annie's desperate search for her missing sister. Their stories are rife with heartbreak, fierce love, ancient blood feuds, mysterious disappearances, fires, plane crashes, murders - and the bonds that hold a family, and a people, together. Winner of the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2008.
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