The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

A haunting story of loss, identity and belonging

Good condition - Visible bend to bottom corner of cover, light general handling wear. Could be flattened out with weight.

In July 1962, a Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia travels to Maine for the blueberry harvest, where four-year-old Ruthie suddenly disappears. Her brother Joe is haunted by the loss for decades. Elsewhere in Maine, Norma grows up with an overprotective mother, a distant father and recurring dreams that feel more like memories. As the two stories unfold, long-hidden truths begin to surface. Amanda Peters explores grief, family, race and the enduring search for belonging in a deeply compassionate novel about the damage caused by secrecy and the persistence of love across generations.