All are written beautifully, just like this one. I hate every one of those stories but love the fact that they are out there revealing all the hidden ugliness humans are capable of. The abuse under the guise of a Roman Catholic nun…Īs a historian buff, I’ve read a lot of stories about repression, suppression and intolerance. What happened to this little girl should not have been allowed. As a Canadian, I can’t tell you how wrong this story felt. Not only an eye-opener, but what a hard-hitting, kick to the gut read. Where has this book been hiding? I can’t believe it was missed by my radar. I received this book in exchange for my honest review. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls - all except Margaret, who gets red ones. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools.Īt school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact.Įight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic.
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