The Heaviness of Things That Float

Synopsis

Jennifer Manuel Skilfully Depicts The Lonely World Of Bernadette, A Woman Who Has Spent The Last Forty Years Living Alone On The Periphery Of A Remote West Coast First Nations Reserve, Serving As A Nurse For The Community. Only Weeks From Retirement, Bernadette Finds Herself Unsettled, With No Immediate Family Of Her Own. And Then A Shocking Announcement Crackles Over The Vhf Radio Of The Remote Medical Outpost: Chase Charlie, The Young Man That Bernadette Loves Like A Son, Is Missing.-- Jennifer Manuel. Issued Also In Electronic Format.