The Evolution of Alice

by David A. Robertson

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Pub Date Aug 01 2014 | Archive Date Feb 15 2015

HighWater Press (an imprint of Portage & Main Press) | HighWater Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Women's Fiction

Description

This haunting, emotionally resonant story delivers us into the world of Alice, a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up. Alice has never had an easy life, but gets by with the support of her best friend, Gideon, and her family. When an unthinkable loss occurs, Alice is forced onto a different path, one that will challenge her belief in herself and the world she thought she knew. Peopled with unforgettable characters, this is a novel where spirits are alive, forgiveness is possible, and love is the only thing that matters.

This haunting, emotionally resonant story delivers us into the world of Alice, a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up. Alice has never had an easy life, but...

A Note From the Publisher

Warren Cariou, substantive editor; Carol Dahlstrom, editor.

Advance Praise

Robertson weaves seemingly separate points of view into a chorus of voices that sings our lost ones home. The Evolution of Alice is a story that uplifts, a tragedy not unusual but freshly told, and a read that will echo long after you’ve put it down.

—Katherena Vermette, Governor-General award winner for North End Love Songs

Robertson writes feelingly of casual cruelties and everyday kindnesses. The novel follows… overlapping, sometimes unexpected connections of family and community, but it is held together by Robertson’s own voice, which is immediate, unflinching, and emotionally generous.

—Alison Gillmor, culture columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press

I felt I was holding my breath as I read, because of the great sorrow, mysteries, wisdom, and love in this book. Beautifully written, and such memorable characters!

—Dora Dueck, award-winning author of This Hidden Thing and What You Get at Home

... the broken but ultimately healing rhythms of Alice’s “evolution”—her cycles of loving and suffering, of her family’s living, dying, and ultimately hoping to live anew—bring contemporary experience on the reserve and in the big city achingly, joyfully, and always pungently alive.

—Neil Besner, Professor of English at the University of Winnipeg