Good’s book was chosen from a shortlist of six works, which also included: – Michelle Good.įive Little Indians is available in print and Kindle editions on Amazon.ca as well as in audiobook format through Audible.ca. I say this is a very important prize because not every voice that should be heard is in a position to be heard, and I’m certainly one of those voices.

With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward.I am amazed, overwhelmed, and overjoyed that my book and the love that's in this book reached out and touched the jurors in such a way that they named it the winner of this very important prize. After almost beating one of his tormentors to death, Howie serves time in prison, then tries once again to re-enter society and begin life anew. Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can’t stop running and moves restlessly from job to job-through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps-trying to outrun his memories and his addiction.

Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission.įuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.Īlone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn’t want them. National Bestseller A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year A CBC Best Book of the Year An Apple Best Book of the Year A Kobo Best Book of the Year An Indigo Best Book of the Year

WINNER: Governor General’s Literary Award for Fictionįinalist: Atwood Gibson Writers Trust Prize Writers' Trust Fiction Prize About the Book

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