The Roads of Go Home Lake

When Winnie finds herself suddenly widowed and an unemployed mother of six, she is forced to change her life in order to keep her family together. Illiterate, shy and inexperienced, Winnie relies on her eldest son and the strength of her Chippewan ancestors to give her the courage to find help. The story follows Winnie as she faces her darkest secrets and recalls the bittersweet memories of growing up in an abandoned logging town. She finds the strength to forgive her parents their weaknesses and cruelties, gives herself permission to remember their tenderness and pride, and is compelled to search for the family she long ago fled.