Read this when
Heart Berries
She wrote it from a psychiatric ward, as letters to the man she loved. Heart Berries doesn't do 'resilient'. It does true.
Who it's for
Mailhot grew up on the Seabird Island reservation in British Columbia and began these essays while in a psychiatric hospital, written largely as letters to her partner Casey and to her late mother.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Terese Marie Mailhot's 2018 memoir (Counterpoint) is a series of connected, lyrical essays drawn from her life after growing up on the Seabird Island reservation in British Columbia. She began it while in a psychiatric hospital, and much of it is addressed to her partner, Casey.
Where to find it
In print (Counterpoint; Doubleday Canada) and available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla); audiobook available.
Before you start
Heads up: Child sexual abuse.
Age: Adult (18+)
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
