Adult book club: real ones

About this event

This adult book club discusses real ones by katharena vermette. Participants may attend at the library or through Zoom.

Registration is required by 12 p.m. on the day of the discussion. Virtual attendees will receive the Zoom link at the email address used to register, and the meeting link and reading guide will be emailed on the day of the event.

A limited number of physical copies are available for registrants to borrow in registration order, and registrants will be contacted if a copy is available. If copies are unavailable, participants can place a hold on a regular circulating copy in the NVCL catalogue, including a physical book, eBook, or eAudiobook, or check other local libraries such as North Vancouver District Library and West Vancouver Memorial Library. For help finding a copy, email info@nvcl.ca or call 604-998-3450.

The novel follows sisters Lyn and June as their estranged mother, Renee, is exposed for falsely presenting herself as an Indigenous artist, bringing family lies and unresolved childhood trauma to the surface.

The in-person meeting is in the library’s third-floor program room.

The sisters are Indigenous: Lyn copes with a break-up through pottery and raising Willow; June, a Métis Studies professor, moves from Vancouver back to Winnipeg with her husband Sigh and dog to be closer to family. Their estranged white mother works under the name Raven Bearclaw, winning acclaim for a fraudulent new take on Woodlands painting. Her exposure brings online backlash and resurfaces the sisters' childhood trauma. The October 21 session is 7–8:30 pm; admission is free.