{"product_id":"from-the-ashes-my-story-of-being-mzstis-homeless-and-finding-my-way-9781982101213","title":"From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way","description":"\u003cb\u003e*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*Winner, High Plains Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*Finalist, CBC Canada Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e *An Indigo Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse's drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education--and newfound love--he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse Thistle is Métis-Cree, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and an assistant professor in Humanities at York University in Toronto. \u003ci\u003eFrom the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e was the top-selling Canadian book in 2020, the winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Nonfiction, Indigenous Voices Award, and High Plains Book Award, and also a finalist for CBC Canada Reads. Jesse won a Governor General's Academic Medal in 2016, and is a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholar and a Vanier Scholar. A frequent keynote speaker, he lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with his wife, Lucie, and is at work on multiple projects, including his next book. Visit him at JesseThistle.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51579903443218,"sku":"9781982101213","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ab8e458-9645-47c5-9ec7-238131bf8987.jpg?v=1756201890","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/from-the-ashes-my-story-of-being-mzstis-homeless-and-finding-my-way-9781982101213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}