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Join us in an online conversation with acclaimed writer Amanda Peters as we discuss her instant bestselling novel, The Berry Pickers, as well as her tender short fiction collection.
Influenced by Peters’ own Mi’kmaq heritage, The Berry Pickers is a riveting exploration of family, grief, and the bonds we share.
July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come.
In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.
The Berry Pickers is an intimate portrait of race, love, and loneliness–and the power of forgiveness. Register now to take part in the discussion!
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations |
| Mon, Sep 15 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Sep 16 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Sep 17 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Sep 18 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Sep 19 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Sep 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Sep 21 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
