"Monkey Beach creates a vivid contemporary landscape that draws the
reader deep into a traditional world, a hidden universe of premonition,
pain and power." --Thomas King
Tragedy strikes a Native community when the Hill family's handsome
seventeen-year-old son, Jimmy, mysteriously vanishes at sea. Left behind
to cope during the search-and-rescue effort is his sister, Lisamarie, a
wayward teenager with a dark secret. She sets off alone in search of
Jimmy through the Douglas Channel and heads for Monkey Beach--a shore
famed for its sasquatch sightings. Infused by turns with darkness and
humour, Monkey Beach is a spellbinding voyage into the long, cool
shadows of B.C.'s Coast Mountains, blending teen culture, Haisla lore,
nature spirits and human tenderness into a multi-layered story of loss
and redemption.