A sequel to First Gear: A Motorcycle Memoir, Horses in the Sand is a collection of stories that document a queer Métis woman’s journey from her sparse beginnings as a child to becoming a tradeswoman, teacher, and artist. With courage, humour, and frank honesty, the stories describe what it was like to grow up as a girl who was starkly different from "normal" and how "coming out" became a lifelong process of self-acceptance and changing identities. Potvin’s tales also speak to the difficulties in participating in and maintaining healthy adult relationships when childhood foundations are rooted in violence and trauma, culminating with a triumphant account of fulfilling a long-time dream of buying land and building a home with her own hands. Ultimately, this memoir is a celebration of making art, telling stories, and of finding her birth father, a family of half siblings, and an Indigenous community whose presence she had always felt, but to which she never knew she belonged.
Authors
- Pages
- 200
- Published in
- Toronto, CA
Table of Contents
- Cover Page 1
- Half Title Page 2
- Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Dedication 6
- HORSES IN THE SAND 2
- CONTENTS 8
- PROLOGUE 10
- BREAKING FREE 12
- PART 1 HOME 24
- CHAPTER 1 THE BEGINNING 26
- CHAPTER 2 RELATIONSHIPS 33
- CHAPTER 3 THE FIRST WINTER 37
- CHAPTER 4 OVERCOMING 44
- CHAPTER 5 THE FINISH 54
- PART 2 LIFE’S JOURNEY 62
- CHAPTER 6 CHAIN WALLETS AND ZIPPERS 64
- CHAPTER 7 NEVER TO BE 72
- CHAPTER 8 BROTHERS 86
- CHAPTER 9 RED SEAL 101
- CHAPTER 10 HORSES IN THE SAND 114
- CHAPTER 11 I KNOW NOTHING 126
- CHAPTER 12 40 YEARS A VIKING 141
- CHAPTER 13 40 YEARS CONTINUED 156
- CHAPTER 14 I’M STILL COUNTING 168
- EPILOGUE 178
- THE ROAD HOME 180
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 198
- Author Page 200
- Also by Lorrie Potvin 201
