{"product_id":"a-season-in-chezghun-9781771623629","title":"A Season in Chezgh'un","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Season in Chezgh'un\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of affirmation and redemption. Most of all, it's a profound exploration of soul-ache: for what was, what might've been and what's still possible.\" --Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA subversive novel by acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod (\u003c\/i\u003eMamaskatch, Peyakow)\u003ci\u003e, infused with the contradictory triumph and pain of finding conventional success in a world that feels alien.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1989: James, a talented and conflicted Cree man from a tiny settlement in Northern Alberta, has settled into a comfortable middle-class life in a trendy neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is living the life he had once dreamed of--travel, a charming circle of sophisticated friends, a promising career and a loving relationship with a caring man--but he chafes at being assimilated into mainstream society, removed from his people and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe untimely death of James's mother, his only link to his extended family and community, propels him into a quest to reconnect with his roots. He secures a job as a principal in a remote northern Dakelh community but quickly learns that life there isn't the fix he'd hoped it would be: His encounters with poverty, cultural disruption, and abuse conjure ghosts from his past that drive him toward self-destruction. During the single year he spends in northern BC, James takes solace in the richness of the Dakelh culture, the indomitable spirit of the people, and the splendor of nature--all the while fighting to keep his dark side from destroying his life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Season in Chezgh'un, \u003c\/i\u003eMcLeod pairs sorrow and tragedy with pride and strength, heralding a new era of Indigenous survival and re-emergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12185753\"\u003eDarrel J. McLeod\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771623629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771623624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC059000\"\u003eIndigenous | General (see also Indigenous Peoples of Turtle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC011000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | Gay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC082000\"\u003eOwn Voices\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Douglas \u0026 McIntyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459985420525,"sku":"9781771623629","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_b689058e-d14a-42fa-b3cb-02e87ed1a97b.jpg?v=1753656019","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/a-season-in-chezghun-9781771623629","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}