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Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a living - and whom he does it for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sisters Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of characters - losers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of life - and told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West, and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick deWitt\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novels French Exit (a national bestseller), The Sisters Brothers (a New York Times bestseller short-listed for the Booker Prize), and the critically acclaimed Undermajordomo Minor and Ablutions. 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Together, they try to uncover what is haunting Mackenzie before something irrevocable happens to anyone else around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaunting, fierce, an ode to female relations and the strength found in kinship,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Cree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a gripping, arresting debut by an unforgettable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Johns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation. 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She has spoken at various literary and arts festivals such as The Bay Area Book Festival, WORD Vancouver, Vancouver Writers Fest, FOLD Festival, Victoria Festival of Authors, London’s Literary and Creative Arts Festival, and Blue Metropolis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eHer visual art has been featured at the 2022 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buddiesinbadtimes.com\/show\/the-rhubarb-festival-2021\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRhubarb Festival\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/grunt.ca\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003egrunt gallery\u003c\/a\u003e, and at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.latitude53.org\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLatitude 53\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eShe serves on the editorial board for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gutsmagazine.ca\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGUTS – An Anti-Colonial Feminist Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e, the advisory board for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/roommagazine.com\/the-indigenous-brilliance-reading-series\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIndigenous Brilliance reading series\u003c\/a\u003e, and also brews kombucha as the founder of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kokomkombucha\/?hl=en\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ekokôm kombucha\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Archive","offers":[{"title":"New - Paperback","offer_id":45055949308221,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/0831\/3917\/files\/811Er9b6sDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1743972363"},{"product_id":"the-dutch-orphan-ellen-keith","title":"The Dutch Orphan - Ellen Keith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a riveting novel set during World War II about two sisters, one of whom secretly adopts a Jewish baby and the other who is married to a Nazi sympathizer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmsterdam, 1941. When the Nazis invade Amsterdam, singer Johanna Vos watches in horror as her Jewish friends are forbidden from performing with her onstage, and the vibrant music scene she loves is all but erased. Johanna helps organize the Artists' Resistance, an underground network that arranges for Jewish musicians to perform at house concerts hosted by their allies. When Johanna is told about a Jewish orphan who is headed for deportation, she does not think twice: she takes the baby in as her own, hiding the truth from everyone, including her sister, Liesbeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Liesbeth de Wit finds herself torn between her sister and her failing marriage. She knows Johanna is an ally of the Resistance, while her husband actively supports the Dutch Fascist Party. As the sisters navigate the ongoing Nazi occupation, they find themselves growing further and further apart. And when another charming member of the Dutch Fascist Party sets his eyes on Liesbeth, her predicament only deepens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the war unfolds, secrets continue to grow between the sisters, severing their once-unbreakable bond. Eventually, both women are forced to make a choice that will alter their lives forever: the choice between family and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Keith\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the bestselling novel The Dutch Wife, which won the 2016 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd\/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction. She has an undergraduate degree in history with a focus on WWII\/Holocaust Studies from the University of Alberta, as well as an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. 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Cyril arrives in Toronto and sets about earning a degree, works two jobs, and begins to navigate his way through the implications of being racialized in his new land.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA chance encounter with a panhandler named Patricia leads Cyril to a suitcase full of photographs and letters dating back to the early 1920s. Cyril is drawn into the letters and their story of a white mother’s struggle to come to terms with the need to give up her mixed race baby, Edward. 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Between flickering moments of warmth and support, the women diverge and reconnect, fighting to survive in a fractured system that pretends to offer success but expects them to fail. Facing the distinct blade of racism from those they trusted most, they urge one another to move through the darkness, all the while wondering if they'll ever emerge safely on the other side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA breathtaking companion to her bestselling debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Vermette's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings readers into the dynamic world of the Stranger family, the strength of their bond, the shared pain in their past, and the light that beckons from the horizon. 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