{"product_id":"book-g6jt","title":"The Education of Augie Merasty","description":" \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed the fourth most important “Book of the Year” by the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e in 2015 and voted “One Book\/One Province” in Saskatchewan for 2017, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Augie Merasty\u003c\/i\u003e launched on the front page of \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e to become a national bestseller and an instant classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA courageous and intimate memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Augie Merasty\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a child who faced the dark heart of humanity, let loose by the cruel policies of a bigoted nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired fisherman and trapper who sometimes lived rough on the streets, Augie Merasty was one of an estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children who were taken from their families and sent to government-funded, church-run schools, where they were subjected to a policy of aggressive assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Augie recounts, these schools did more than attempt to mould children in the ways of white society. They were taught to be ashamed of their heritage and, as he experienced, often suffered physical and sexual abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty's sense of humour and warm voice shine through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this book I have seen horror through eyes of a child.” — James Daschuk, author of \u003ci\u003eClearing the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A story in which our entire nation has an obscure and dark complicity.” — David Carpenter, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Augie Merasty\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gold\u003c\/i\u003e and other books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country’s greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361257562416,"sku":"BDg6jt","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/232092-g6jt-Square.jpg?v=1734497146","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g6jt","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}