Becoming a Matriarch
The No. 1 International Bestseller
by Helen Knott
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Pub Date 4 Jul 2024 | Archive Date 13 Jun 2024
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Description
An inspiring exploration of womanhood, grief, addiction and trauma from an Indigenous perspective.
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All her life, Helen Knott has been surrounded by strong women. She has looked to the women in her family and the larger Indigenous community for guidance, absorbed their stories and admired their independence. But Helen’s path hasn’t been easy and when her mother and grandmother died within six months of each other, she drew upon lessons from her ancestors and the land to discover her inner power and refashion her future.
Exploring their struggles and her own with young motherhood, daughterhood, grief and sobriety, Knott offers an inspiring meditation on how we repair ourselves in the face of tragedy, trauma and injustice; on what it is to be a woman – and become a matriarch.
Advance Praise
'A masterpiece of grief and joy, loss and rediscovery, flight and return, and, above all, a paean to the beautiful, eternal and all-encompassing power of matriarchy' Dr Gabor Maté, author of The Myth of Normal
'Helen Knott tells the story of the women in her family pushing up against the boundaries of gender, race, and class, and shows us that another way of living is possible. Her sentences are poetic and dazzling – readers will surely return to them again and again' Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of A Minor Chorus
'Vivid and lyrical, Helen Knott explores grief, love, addiction and recovery, as she navigates the story of a self. She weaves the inheritance of trauma with the inheritance of indigenous medicine to create a compelling narrative of healing and deep joy' Carmel Mc Mahon, author of In Ordinary Time
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780715655498 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 224 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Librarian 1081599
What a beautiful book to teach about indigenous culture and what it means to be a woman and Matriarch of that culture. I am so happy that actresses such as Lily Gladstone are putting a face to this beautiful group of people and we are raising awareness and conversation on such an important part of our worlds history and culture.
