From internationally acclaimed author Joseph Boyden comes a powerful novel about two native
Canadian sisters and the forces that pull them apart.Fifteen years after the death of their
patriarch the Bird Clan finds itself struggling to survive on the hardscrabble reservation
they call home. On Christmas Day the youngest of the clan Suzanne leaves with her boyfriend
Gus Netmaker against both families' wishes hoping to find purpose and a better life in
Toronto. When word from Suzanne and Gus suddenly ceases the Netmakers and Birds fear the worst
and tensions between the two families escalate to violent levels. Suzanne's sister Annie
decides to search for them leaving behind their uncle Will a man haunted by loss. While Annie
travels from Toronto to New York from modeling studios to A-list parties Will encounters dire
troubles at home. Both eventually come to painful discoveries about the inescapable ties of
family.
