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The heaviness of things that float Cover Image Book Book

The heaviness of things that float

Manuel, Jennifer (author.).

Summary: Depicts the lonely world of Bernadette, a woman who has spent the last forty years living alone on the periphery of a remote West Coast First Nations reserve, serving as a nurse for the community. Only weeks from retirement, Bernadette finds herself unsettled, with no immediate family of her own. And then a shocking announcement crackles over the VHF radio of the remote medical outpost: Chase Charlie, the young man that Bernadette loves like a son, is missing.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781771620871 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1771620870 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    292 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, 2016.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

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Awards Note:
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize (BC Book Prize), 2017

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Subject: Indigenous reservations -- British Columbia -- Fiction
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Available copies

  • 33 of 36 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 36 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library Manu (Text) 33294001977784 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -

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