Abandoned at birth, adopted by a somewhat lost white couple, Ruby begins adulthood in the grip of a profound identity crisis which pushes her to reconnect with her indigenous roots. Faced with a tragic story whose consequences are difficult to understand, the young woman oscillates between despair and the desire to leave a powerful and authentic legacy to her children. In this gripping novel, Lisa Bird-Wilson reveals the different facets of Ruby through the people who marked her journey — parents, lovers, ancestors, social workers. The random structure of these encounters makes the reading incoherent, until the final point, which allows us to see the richness of the portrait drawn. Certain passages, particularly those dealing with the trauma experienced by indigenous communities, have the effect of cries from the heart for freedom and dignity, while others seem unfinished. But whatever. Because what we remember, by closing the pages of Possibly Rubyit’s Ruby herself, her laugh, her voice, her anger and her vibrant authenticity, opening a path to empathy.
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