Book description
In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Metis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person-and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C.…
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1 author picked The Summer of Bitter and Sweet as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As we learn from the ice cream recipes scattered throughout this book, complex flavours require balance. Jen Ferguson knows how to find that balance.
Reading The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, I felt like I was taking a master course in writing about difficult subjects without giving into the darkness. Lou is spending the summer working in her family's ice cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend and her former best friend. That’s enough to have to deal with, but then her biological father sends her a letter pushing her to meet with him.
My heart ached for Lou as she…
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