As Long as the Rivers Flow by James Bartleman

As Long as the Rivers Flow by James Bartleman

From the accomplished memoirist and former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario comes a first novel of incredible heart and spirit for every Canadian.

The novel follows one girl, Martha, from the Cat Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario who is "stolen" from her family at the age of six and flown far away to residential school. She doesn't speak English but is punished for speaking her native language; most terrifying and bewildering, she is also "fed" to the school's attendant priest with an attraction to little girls.

Ten long years later, Martha finds her way home again, barely able to speak her native tongue. The memories of abuse at the residential school are so strong that she tries to drown her feelings in drink, and when she gives birth to her beloved son, Spider, he is taken away by Children's Aid to Toronto. In time, she has a baby girl, Raven, whom she decides to leave in the care of her mother while she braves the bewildering strangeness of the big city to find her son and bring him home.

James Bartleman is the bestselling author of As Long as the Rivers Run and Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka, as well as the memoir Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka. He was lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007. He is a member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. He currently resides in Perth, Ontario.

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ISBN 13	9780307398758
ISBN 10	0307398757
Title	As Long as the Rivers Flow
Author	James Bartleman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-11-01
Number of pages	272
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