The Birthing Tree
$29.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Born under the shadow of a tree sacred to generations of Indigenous women, Aliet has been brought up by her fierce, loving grandmother, Kiju. Her father remains a mystery, and her mother died under that very tree, gently held by its cradle of roots as Aliet came into the world.
But now the world beyond their small community is changing. Local women are increasingly reluctant to follow traditional birthing rituals, and at the hospital, white doctors are sceptical of Indigenous practice…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241828380 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241828384 |
| Author: | Amanda Peters |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fig Tree |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 362g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 155mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
A tender story of self-discovery and the power of generations of women * Publishers Weekly *
Amanda Peters
Amanda Peters is a writer of Mi’kmaq and settler ancestry. She is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and holds a Certificate in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto.
Peters is the winner of the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for Unpublished Prose and was a participant in the 2021 Writers’ Trust Rising Stars program. She resides in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.
The Berry Pickers is her first novel.
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