Best BookTrail of the Month – March 2023

Best BookTrail of the Month – March 2023

I picked a very remarkable book for this month’s pick. I read something that I hadn’t read before and it moved me deeply.

It’s not fiction either – it’s a memoir. I don’t read many memoirs so this was extra special.

Why this won March’s Book (Trail) of the Month

Location – Vancouver and BC, Indigeous Peoples territories

Setting –  a very personal experience

Characters – The author herself Angela Sterritt

Overall – remarkable and poignant

Drum roll please…..

The plot: 

As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to light a path for Indigenous women, girls, and survivors. In her brilliant debut, Sterritt shares her memoir alongside investigative reporting into cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism led to a society where Sterritt struggled to survive as a young person, and where the lives of Indigenous women and girls are ignored and devalued.

Short review:

Angela’s story is amazing and I really admire her strength and passion for wanting to protect Indigenous women and girls, for telling her story and for writing with such compassion and understanding.

Discover the locations in the novel here

TheBookTrail’s bookreview of Unbroken

BookTrail Boarding Pass: Unbroken

Twitter:  @AngelaSterritt    Web: /angelasterritt.com/