Super Short Summary

The Berry Pickers follows Joe, a Mi’kmaq man with terminal cancer, and Norma, a woman who grows up in Maine unaware that she is actually Ruthie, Joe's long-lost sister. The story unfolds through their perspectives, revealing how Ruthie's disappearance from the berry fields and subsequent abduction profoundly impacts both their lives, leading to grief, addiction, and a search for identity and familial connections. The text contains descriptions of violence, domestic violence, racism, substance use disorder, miscarriage, and outdated terminology for Indigenous and First Nations peoples.