One eRead / Un Livrel Canada is connecting readers to one another and to their libraries. This year’s pick is The Break/Ligne brisée by Katherena Vermette, published by House of Anansi in English and by Québec Amérique in French, translated by Mélissa Verreault.
Join us for the month of April where we will have unlimited access to The Break/Ligne brisee eBook and eAudiobook with no holds or waitlists. You'll be able to borrow this book along with countless others in the City of Barrie and across the country!
How to Join In
Borrow the eBook and digital audio in English, or the eBook in French, through cloudLibrary for the entire month of April. Downtown the cloudLibrary app on the App Store, Google Play, or Kindle Fire.
Join in the conversation on Facebook and Twitter! Don't miss out on two live events with the author in English on April 20th, and with the translator in French, on April 21st. More details to come.
Browse the official One eRead Canada website.
Thank you to Canadian Urban Library Council (CULC) for creating another opportunity for all Canadian public libraries to participate in this Canada-wide bilingual digital reading program.
About the Book
The Break / Ligne brisée by Katherena Vermette
Winner of the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award, The Break is a stunning and heartbreaking debut novel about a multigenerational Métis–Anishnaabe family dealing with the fallout of a shocking crime in Winnipeg’s North End.
Vermette captures the reader from beginning to end. She creates unforgettable characters with honor, respect and a deft hand. In so doing she holds the reader’s tender love in her capable hands and weaves us right into the story. The Break is unforgettable.” — Lee Maracle, author of Celia’s Song
More from the Author
Does the name Katherena Vermette sound familiar but you can't quite place it? It's probably because she is the author of The Strangers, which won the 2021 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Browse our Katherena Vermette collection today!