Into the Heart of the Country
#7982 of 8,085 books · #1061 in Historical Fiction
Longlisted for the Giller Prize (2011).
Set in 18th-century Manitoba a story of the Native women who lived at the Hudson Bay Company's Prince of Wales Fort and served as "country wives" to the European traders, and whose survival was bound to the fortunes of these men.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- ISBN-13
- 9781554686353
- Genre
- Topics
- Indigenous women's livesColonialism and survivalFur trade era relationships
Awards
- Giller PrizeLonglisted(2011)
Other awarded books from Pauline Holdstock
- Beyond Measure (2003)0 wins · 3 score
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