The Descendants Product Form:Paperback / softback [Munce] has sketched a concise

[Munce] has sketched a concise portrait of pain

shaky though the firmament above may occasionally seem

Using simple language about complex events and emotions

Prize(s): Long-listed The League of Canadian Poets Gerald Lampert Award (2018)

climbing the steps

The Descendants Product Form:Paperback / softback [Munce] has sketched a conciseDescription Chursinoffs remarkable debut is a distinctively structured, sublimely written and moving tale of love, loss, intergenerational trauma and ultimately redemption, set in one of Canadas most enigmatic and misunderstood ethno religious communities. Seven years after a brutal encounter with the Hells Angels, two ex lovers, Jonah Seeger and Ruby Samarodin, return to their Doukhobor religious community in the mountains of British Columbia to heal