Lindberg, Tracey.

Birdie : a novel / Tracey Lindberg. - 1st ed. - Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, c2015. - 266 p. : map ; 23 cm.

Bernice Meetoos, a Cree woman, leaves her home in Northern Alberta following tragedy and travels to Gibsons, BC. She is on something of a vision quest, seeking to understand the messages from The Frugal Gourmet (one of the only television shows available on CBC North) that come to her in her dreams. She is also driven by the desire to meet Pat Johns, who played Jesse on The Beachcombers.

ISBN: 9781554682942 9781443451352 (tr. pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cree women
Cree tradition
oral folklore
hero
secrets from the past
Vision quests
Canadian fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]