Bone Black (novel)
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| Author | Carol Rose GoldenEagle |
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| Genre | mystery |
| Publisher | Nightwood Editions |
Publication date | 2019 |
| ISBN | 9780889713659 |
Bone Black is a novel, published in 2019, by Canadian author Carol Rose GoldenEagle.[1][2]
In a long interview with Shelagh Rogers GoldenEagle described her experience in the decades as a journalist of First Nations women being covered only as victims.[3] They discussed the long history of prejudice against First Nations women. They discussed the long history of police inaction in the investigation of missing First Nations women.
Plot
[edit]Wren is devastated when her twin sister, Raven, mysteriously disappears after the two spend an evening visiting at a local pub. When Wren files a missing persons report with the local police, she is dismissed and becomes convinced the case will not be properly investigated. As she follows media reports, Wren realizes that the same heartbreak she's feeling is the same for too many families, indeed for whole Nations. Something within Wren snaps and she decides to take justice into her own hands. She soon disappears into a darkness, struggling to come to terms with the type of justice she delivers. Throughout her choices, and every step along the way, Wren feels as though she is being guided. But, by what?[1][2][4]
Reviews
[edit]The Regina Leader-Post wrote: "Wren is a deep character, and GoldenEagle’s prose is vivid with a hint of poetry."[2]
References
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"Bone Black: Carol Rose GoldenEagle". CBC Books. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
There are too many stories about Indigenous women who go missing or are murdered, and it doesn't seem as though official sources such as government, police or the courts respond in a way that works toward finding justice or even solutions. At least that is the way Wren StrongEagle sees it.
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Ashley Martin (2019-10-03). "GoldenEagle's new novel a vengeful twist on Missing and Murdered issue". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
The protagonist Wren Strongeagle turns to serial killing after her twin sister Raven disappears. Having experienced and witnessed so much violence as an Indigenous woman, Wren hits her breaking point: In search of justice, she begins to prey on men who prey on Indigenous women. Wren is a deep character, and GoldenEagle's prose is vivid with a hint of poetry.
- ^ Shelagh Rogers (2020-03-07). "Carol Rose GoldenEagle on Bone Black". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "The CBC Books winter reading list: 40 books to read to kick off 2020". CBC Books. January 28, 2020.