Author’s Note
Set around Sainte-Anne-des-Chênes, in southeastern Manitoba, this novel uses different registers of French—Standard French, French-Canadian, and French-Michif—to capture some of the cultural diversity, history, and tensions of the region. It honours previous generations through their ways of telling stories.
Translations are largely conveyed through context.
This is a work of fiction. All resemblances to persons living or dead are coincidental.