A Glacier's Guide to Dying
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ISBN10: 1523538007
ISBN13: 9781523538003
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.79
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.76 Depth: 8.46
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781523538003
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.79
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.76 Depth: 8.46
Language: English
A young Métis man searching for his missing father finds himself arguing with a dying glacier in this compelling and hopeful novel about the burdens and blessings of inheritance, from the award-winning author of A Grandmother Begins the Story. Robbie has spent most of life wondering about his real father, Mike, who long since left their family due to his struggles with visions and mistrust of the modern world. Robbie can't forget how much he felt connected to him from his few visits, and not just because they share two differently colored eyes. But now, as he rescues his mother from encroaching wildfires, he's determined to also find his father. Robbie takes off to find answers, and when his uncle confesses that he last dropped Mike off at a glacier, he and his uncle head climb up the mountain of ice to see if Mike might still be there, and whether he's still alive. On the slopes of a huge glacier, Robbie, starts hearing the ancient voice of the glacier itself giving him guidance. Has he accessed a deep connection to the land, or is he succumbing to the same illness that had wreaked havoc on his father's life? Michelle Porter brings her profoundly moving sensibility and disarmingly funny voice to a powerful contemporary story of identity and belonging, loss and healing, within families and with the immortal land itself.
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