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Feb 12, 2019Tigard_AnnmarieA rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A dystopian tale from the perspective of a member of an indigenous tribe in northern Canada. One day, electrical and telephone services go out, and grocery deliveries don't come. As the harsh winter approaches, the tribal leaders aren't too alarmed since they still have their pre-electrical grid generators and a stockpile of canned goods, but call on the community to pull together to make it through until they get reconnected to the grid. The gradual reveal of the collapse of greater society, set against the tribal relationships, cohesion, and tensions, and the turn of the seasons in the harsh landscape, is quietly breathtaking. Then, white refugees arrive by snowmobile, girls are found dead in the snow, and a new element of tension is introduced. A riveting read and a great new voice.