The birthing tree : a novel / Amanda Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, Amanda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Micmac women--Fiction.

Micmac women.

Indigenous peoples--Nova Scotia--Fiction.

Indigenous peoples.

Midwifery--Fiction.

Midwifery.

Family secrets--Fiction.

Family secrets.

Grandmothers--Fiction.

Grandmothers.

Mothers--Death--Fiction.

Mothers.

Mothers and daughters--Fiction.

Mothers and daughters.

Traditional medicine--Fiction.

Traditional medicine.

Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.

Loss (Psychology).

Grief--Fiction.

Grief.

Genre:

Domestic fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

292 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Catapult edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Catapult, 2026.

Summary:

Born under the shadow of a birthing tree sacred to generations of Mi'kmaq women, Aliet Paul grows up outside a small Nova Scotia town with her fierce, loving grandmother Kiju. Her mother died bringing Aliet into the world under that very tree; her father remains a mystery no one will name. Aliet's childhood is shaped by seasonal apple pickers, the medicinal wisdom of the old ways, and the quiet, steadfast presence of John, a boy who becomes her anchor. But the world beyond their community is changing. Traditional midwifery is condemned, prejudice deepens, and when the wrong person witnesses a birth, the consequences are disastrous. Spanning decades of loss and reclamation, this sweeping yet intimate novel follows one woman's journey to protect the land, the traditions, and the memory of the women who came before her--and to decide which parts of her inheritance she will carry into the future.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Scott fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781646223695

1646223691

OCLC:

1579758201