National Bestseller
NATIONAL BESTSELLER & Andrew Carnegie Medal Winner
A Mi’kmaq child vanishes from a Maine blueberry field in 1962, leaving her brother haunted for decades. Meanwhile, a young woman senses her life is built on secrets. This stunning debut weaves identity, family mysteries, and the enduring power of love into an unforgettable story.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner
Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
Some mysteries don’t just haunt a family—they reshape everything that comes after. Amanda Peters delivers a stunning debut that will linger in your heart long after you turn the final page.
July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family travels from Nova Scotia to the blueberry fields of Maine, following generations of Indigenous workers before them. When four-year-old Ruthie vanishes from the edge of a berry field, her disappearance leaves a wound that won’t heal. Her six-year-old brother Joe carries the weight of being the last to see her, a burden that will follow him for nearly fifty years.
Meanwhile, in an affluent Maine household, young Norma grows up sensing something isn’t quite right. Her dreams feel too vivid to be mere imagination. Her parents’ overprotectiveness seems to hide something darker. As she matures, Norma’s intuition pulls her toward a truth her family has carefully buried.
People magazine calls it “a stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness,” while The Boston Globe praises it as “an unforgettable exploration of grief, love, and kin.” This is storytelling that matters—a powerful meditation on identity, family secrets, and the persistence of love across generations. Peters, a vibrant new voice in fiction, has crafted something extraordinary: a mystery that’s really about how we carry our losses and, ultimately, how we find our way home.
A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness.
An unforgettable exploration of grief, love, and kin.
A gorgeous, heartbreaking story about loss, identity, and the unshakeable bonds of family.
Peters's sensitive debut is a moving portrait of a family in crisis and a powerful exploration of Indigenous identity.
A deeply moving story about family, identity, and the long shadow cast by a single moment in time.
Powerful and poignant, The Berry Pickers is an astonishing debut that explores the complexities of family, identity, and belonging.
A haunting, beautifully written novel about loss, identity, and the enduring power of family.
The Berry Pickers is a profound meditation on identity and belonging, told with grace and devastating emotional precision.
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