Sisters in the Wind
From the award-winning author of Firekeeper's Daughter
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- 55,00 kr
Publisher Description
'[A] compelling mystery thriller.' Guardian best new teen books
An explosive story about seeking justice for a past that won't let you go.
Lucy Smith is on the run. Years in foster care have taught her to be smart, cautious. But when the kind-eyed Jamie Jameson and his “friend-not-friend” Daunis track her down and show interest in her case, Lucy begins to wonder if things could be different.
They tell her the truth about her father, and the family that has been hidden from her all this time. But Lucy is being followed. As the secrets mount and threaten to swallow her whole, Lucy must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to protect the people she loves.
You can read Angeline Boulley's bestselling Firekeeper's Daughter, Warrior Girl Unearthed and Sisters of the Wind in any order you like; but like the world itself, there are echoes within each for the other stories.
Pick this up if you enjoy:
- quiet girls with dark pasts
- explosive opening scenes
- wolves in sheep’s clothing
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Boulley (Warrior Girl Unearthed) delivers a propulsive mystery thriller anchored by an unforgettable protagonist and urgent commentary on both the foster care system and Indigenous child welfare. Toggling between a present-day narrative set in 2006 Michigan and flashbacks to a childhood navigating foster care, the novel follows 18-year-old Lucy. When Potawatomi former FBI attorney Jamie approaches Lucy during her diner shift, claiming to help reconnect people with their Indigenous heritage, she rejects his offer. But after she's injured in a suspicious pipe bomb explosion while trying to leave town, she's forced to rely on Jamie and his friend Daunis during her recovery. Through them, Lucy learns that she is of Ojibwe descent, has relatives living on a reservation, and once had a half sister who died in a tragedy that haunts Jamie and Daunis. More pressing, though, is Lucy's reasoning for wanting to escape Michigan in the first place: someone wants her dead. As Lucy grapples with challenges surrounding sexual violence, death, and racism, Boulley utilizes unflinching prose rich with cultural specificity to reveal the protagonist's harrowing past. It's a devastating yet gripping tale of finding family, recontextualizing faith, and reclaiming ancestry that serves as a searing critique of the ways that systems can fail vulnerable youth. Anishinaabemowin is woven throughout. Ages 14–up.
