After her father's untimely death, Theresa faced a rocky and unstable childhood. But there was one place she felt safe: her grandmother's house in Mason, a depressed former copper mining town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Gram's passing leaves Theresa once again at the mercy of the lasting, sometimes destructive grief of her Ojibwe mother and white stepfather. As the family travels back and forth across the country in search of a better life, one thing becomes clear: if they want to find peace, they will need to return to their roots. The Mason House is at once an elegy for lost loved ones and a tale of growing up amid hardship and hope, exploring how time and the support of a community can at last begin to heal even the deepest wounds.

About the Author
Born amidst the copper mining ruins of Michigans Upper Peninsula, T. Marie Bertineau is of Anishinaabe-Ojibwe and French Canadian/Cornish descent. She is a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on the L'Anse Reservation, migizi odoodeman. Her work has appeared online with Minnesotas Carver County Arts Consortium; in Mino Miikana, a publication of the Native Justice Coalition and Waub Ajijaak Press; in U.P. Reader, the annual journal of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association; and is anthologized with the Chanhassen Writers Group of Minnesota. Married and the mother of two, she makes her home in the Great Lakes Region.

Reviews

"In this graceful and moving memoir, Bertineau offers a series of stories about love, tenacity, resilience, and hope from a rare corner of the world."-M. Bartley Seigel, author of This Is What They Say

"Touching and authentic." -Faith Sullivan, author of Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse

"Full of heartache, kindness and grace."-Alana Haley, Nicola's Books

Awards
Winner of Saginaw Valley State University Literature Award 2022 (United States) and Michigan Notable Books 2021 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9781941360439
Author T. Marie Bertineau
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Lanternfish Press
Publisher Lanternfish Press