{"product_id":"the-mason-house-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Mason House: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. Marie Bertineau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Michigan Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Touching and authentic.\" --Faith Sullivan, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Mr. Wodehouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful celebration of the ties that bind us and of eccentric, laugh-out-loud moments of love, grace, and what it means to be kin.\"--Tiffany Midge, Author of \u003ci\u003eBury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Full of heartache, kindness and grace.\"--Alana Haley, Nicola's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her father's untimely death, Theresa faced a rocky and unstable childhood. But there was one place she felt safe: her grandmother's house in Mason, a depressed former copper mining town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGram's passing leaves Theresa once again at the mercy of the lasting, sometimes destructive grief of her Ojibwe mother and white stepfather. As the family travels back and forth across the country in search of a better life, one thing becomes clear: if they want to find peace, they will need to return to their roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mason House\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an elegy for lost loved ones and a tale of growing up amid hardship and hope, exploring how time and the support of a community can at last begin to heal even the deepest wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn amidst the copper mining ruins of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, \u003cbr\u003ewriter T. Marie Bertineau is of Ojibwe-Anishinaabe and French \u003cbr\u003eCanadian\/Cornish descent. She is a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian \u003cbr\u003eCommunity of the L'Anse Reservation. Her work has appeared online with \u003cbr\u003eMinnesota's Carver County Arts Consortium; in \u003ci\u003eMino Miikana\u003c\/i\u003e, a publication of the Native Justice Coalition and Waub Ajijaak Press; and in \u003ci\u003eGreat Lakes Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Y\u003ci\u003eellow Medicine Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Marie's work can also be found on Carrot Ranch dot-com, home of Carrot Ranch Literary Community. \u003ci\u003eThe Mason House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e her debut memoir, was named a 2021 Michigan Notable Book by the Library\u003cbr\u003e of Michigan and received the 2021-2022 Stuart D. and Vernice M. Gross \u003cbr\u003eAward for Literature from Saginaw Valley State University. Married and \u003cbr\u003ethe mother of two, she makes her home in the Upper Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768758141216,"sku":"9781941360439","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e54c50db396aa8d5aca721c37c496152.webp?v=1780336707","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mason-house-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}