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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: Winner of the 2019â??20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award An unexpected journey can be powerful medicine. When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket list road trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said goodbye to her family and is behind the wheelâ??ready to embark on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for each and every one of the seniors on the trip, who soon dub themselves "the Crazy Eights." Tilly and the Crazy Eights each choose a stop to make along the wayâ??somewhere they've always wanted to go or something they've wanted to experience. This takes them on a route to Las Vegas and Sedona, with a final goal of reaching the Redwood Forest. Each stop becomes the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and reveal hopes and dreams along the way. With friendships forged, love found, hearts broken and mended, Tilly and the Crazy Eights feel ready for anything by the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico. But are they? Bespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country's greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian act… (more)
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Monique Gray Smith introduces this book by saying it was her favourite to write. I can see why, because she actually went on the road trip that Tilly and the Crazy Eights went on. Plus there is something hopeful about knowing that healing can occur and life can be good again, even near the end of life. There is reconciliation - but not the kind that makes white people feel better- as Chuck would say.
I needed to review each of the characters to get straight on who matched which
Tilly is in a rut, so when the elder *Aunties*
For the most part, Michelle Thrush is an excellent narrator, but... Her interpretation of Lucy sounds too frail for only 64 and healthy (I am 10 years older).
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Advanced Readers Copy provided by Edelweiss.