| Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth Contributor(s): Taylor, Drew Hayden (Author), Maracle, Lee (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 088922384X ISBN-13: 9780889223844 Publisher: Talonbooks OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 Annotation: The emotional struggle of a Native woman who was adopted by a White family to acknowledge her birth family. Cast of 2 women and 2 men. James Buller Award for Playwright of the Year, 1997 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, Small Theatre Division, 1996. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian |
| Dewey: 812 |
| LCCN: 98162117 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.35" W x 8.43" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth is the emotional story of a woman's struggle to acknowledge her birth family. Grace, a Native girl adopted by a White family, is asked by her birth sister to return to the Reserve for their mother's funeral. Afraid of opening old wounds, Grace must find a place where the culture of her past can feed the truth of her present. |