Womenfolk

Betty and Irene hope. Diane cries. Danielle and Ryan survive. Raine and Charlie live. Does history repeat itself, or are familiar patterns simply closer to the heart? Can they be built upon or must they be burned away for new life to grow from the ashes? Preserved with Nova Scotian salt, this is the story of four generations from the East Coast of Canada. Knit, torn apart, and patched together again by several women over the course of 77 years, this family reminds us how income, gender, trauma, and choice shape us into people we may, or may not want to, recognise.