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The Resource The break, Katherena Vermette

The break, Katherena Vermette

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When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break--a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house--she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim--police, family, and friends--tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg's North End is exposed. A powerful intergenerational family saga, The Break showcases Vermette's abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
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  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
Isbn
9781487004361
Link
https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=100087&titleID=3608555
Instance
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The break
Title
The break
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Katherena Vermette
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break--a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house--she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim--police, family, and friends--tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg's North End is exposed. A powerful intergenerational family saga, The Break showcases Vermette's abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature
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technical information on music
Cataloging source
TOH
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1977-
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Vermette, Katherena
Dewey number
813/.6
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PR9199.4.V474
LC item number
B74 2017ab
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Michaela Washburn
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Washburn, Michaela
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  • Métis
  • Witnesses
  • Victims of violent crimes
  • Indigenous women
  • Recollection (Psychology)
  • Families
  • Psychic trauma
  • Community life
  • Winnipeg (Man.)
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
The break, Katherena Vermette
Link
https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=100087&titleID=3608555
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Publication
Note
  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • unknown
  • not applicable
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781487004361
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • remote
  • other
Speed
unknown
Stock number
677EC3EE-ED47-4305-BF23-288F983823E2
System control number
  • 6398069
  • on1021235154
  • (OCoLC)1021235154
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
The break, Katherena Vermette
Link
https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=100087&titleID=3608555
Publication
Note
  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • unknown
  • not applicable
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781487004361
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • remote
  • other
Speed
unknown
Stock number
677EC3EE-ED47-4305-BF23-288F983823E2
System control number
  • 6398069
  • on1021235154
  • (OCoLC)1021235154
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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