{"product_id":"the-morning-bell-brings-the-broken-hearted-9781771623193","title":"The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExploring the intricacies of power, culture and emotion when a non-Indigenous person moves to an Indigenous community as an educator, Jennifer Manuel casts a spell as captivating and perceptive as in her bestselling novel \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Heaviness of Things That Float\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen new teacher Molleigh Royston moves to Tawakin--a remote Nuu-chah-nulth community in the Pacific Northwest--she arrives with good intentions. However, as she struggles to understand and help her students, doubts begin to accumulate--including doubts about her own motivations. Things escalate when three students start behaving strangely and Molleigh makes a serious cultural transgression, triggering a series of disturbing events in the village. Giant boulders are placed in front of Molleigh's house, furniture moves mysteriously and flowers erupt in flame.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating story about the complexity of hope and the limits of good intent, offering a grave look at how the education system fails remote Indigenous communities, leaving Indigenous students, with all their brilliance and resilience, in the hands of transient educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771623193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Jennifer Manuel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140577558709,"sku":"9781771623193","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8b3790ed-a54c-47a6-995d-12b4b85485a9.jpg?v=1695701507","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-morning-bell-brings-the-broken-hearted-9781771623193","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}