Tilly and the Crazy Eights
Entertaining, moving and insightful, Tilly and the Crazy Eights is both an adventure story and a healing journey.
Praise & Recognition
"Most powerfully, Smith infuses her novel with joy, love, and laughter and suggests that these could be what determine the future after all."
Quill & Quire"Road trips, by design, tend to ratchet up all sorts of feelings. The charming characters in Tilly and the Crazy Eights squabble and make up, they laugh and forgive. ... But the book also carries an undercurrent of pain and loss, in particular, the story of Sarah and her sister, Annie, both of whom still hold secrets from their time at residential school."
The Toronto Star"Monique Gray Smith has an incredible way of captivating you in her writing. Her writings tie personal experiences into heartfelt stories."
Toronto Star"Though this book, like most of Smith’s work, celebrates Indigenous lives and resilience, non-Indigenous folks will learn from the sharing of these stories. I am grateful for the rollicking journey and encourage everyone to board this bus."
HerizonsFirst Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award - YA/Adult Category 2019 - Winner
Loan Stars October 2018 Adult Top 10 Picks 2018 - Commended
CBC Canada Reads 2021 - Long-listed
Details
Publication Date: October 9, 2018
Genre: Adult Fiction
Product Format: Paperback
Pages: 230
ISBN: 978-1-77260-075-9
About the Author
Monique Gray Smith
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