{"product_id":"berry-pickers","title":"Berry Pickers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA missing child. A family forever changed. And a secret that will remain buried for nearly fifty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the summer of 1962, a Mi’kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to work the blueberry harvest, as they have done for years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen four-year-old Ruthie disappears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer six-year-old brother, Joe, is the last person to see her, sitting at the edge of a berry field. Ruthie’s disappearance leaves a wound that follows Joe and his family for decades as they struggle with grief, guilt, and unanswered questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, in Maine, a girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father remains distant while her mother is intensely protective. But Norma is haunted by dreams and fragments of memory that don’t seem to belong to the life she has been told is hers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs she grows older, Norma becomes increasingly convinced that her family is hiding something.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold across decades and through intertwined lives, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Berry Pickers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a moving novel about family, identity, loss, belonging, and the devastating consequences of secrets kept for too long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for readers who love:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e literary fiction, historical fiction, family secrets, Indigenous stories, dual perspectives, missing-person mysteries, complicated families, emotional character-driven novels, and book club reads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Amanda Peters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Literary Fiction \/ Historical Fiction \/ Indigenous Fiction \/ Family Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Trade Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 320\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Catapult\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN\/ISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781646222384\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAwards:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the 2023 Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48896419659869,"sku":"9781646222384","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/3327\/4717\/files\/3042383482774.jpg?v=1790658646","url":"https:\/\/nextadventurebooks.com\/products\/berry-pickers","provider":"Next Adventure Books \u0026 Brews","version":"1.0","type":"link"}