“The Berry Pickers: A Novel” by Amanda Peters

In this beautifully rendered tale, a loving, hard-working Mi’kmaw family annually travels from Nova Scotia to Maine in the 1960s to pick berries, but when a family member suddenly goes missing, the tragedy creates lifetime trauma and loss for each person in the family. Written in alternating chapters, with two narrators, the story is by turns poignant, suspenseful, and heartwarming, while strongly describing the prejudice that was experienced by indigenous people and migrant workers. 5 Stars