Finding Lost

By Nancy LaFleur

Book Overview

Finding Lost is a powerful story of one Indigenous woman's lifelong struggle to find who she is. She shares a story of childhood trauma; a story that is still only too common for many Indigenous women today. Walk into Nancy's life, and share in her journey as she braids her childhood memories in the lives of five women struggling to survive. Meet the kind of women Nancy thinks she could have become had she not turned life in her favour. Meet Anna, a homeless woman who reveals Nancy's past. Through Anna's memories, glimpse the terrifying times Nancy witnessed beatings of her beloved grandmother by her alcoholic grandfather. Meet Wendy, and learn how a child's Christmas came to a devastating end because of alcohol abuse. Share in Nancy's healing journey as she picks up the traumatic pieces of her life and finds the spiritual healing and strength to move forward. Be inspired by how she draws on the strength of the many women she has seen as role models from her small community.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1525512145
• ISBN13: 9781525512148
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"