MRS. JOHNSON AND THE RABBIT, A Story by Jim Creighton (1st Ed. SIGNED)

Author: Jim Creighton. Published by Bicycle Press, 2021, 1st Edition. Flat SIGNED by the Author on the title page. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 279 pages. 

MRS. JOHNSON AND THE RABBIT, is a FICTIONAL Native Cree story, based on an 1894 manuscript found among the archived material of  the 'Algoma Pioneer' in Sault Ste. Marie, and apparently written by a person with the initials 'I.J.'

Jim Creighton, The former manager of Spirit Square (a community and event hub in the heart of downtown Campbell River, BC, on the territory of the Laich-Kwil-Tach people of the Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai First Nations) drew on his experience living on a fly-in First Nations reserve in Northwestern Ontario, as well as a fascination with the Hudson Bay Company to write this historical fiction novel.

The story is made up of two scenes separated by 60 years in time. It tells of a family ripped apart and how – by chance – it finds itself woven back together. After a factor, or operator, of a Hudson Bay Company fur trading outpost was finished his 20-year stint in a remote location, he would be sent home – often England or Scotland – with a pension. Often times, the factors would be married to Indigenous women, who would not be invited to make the trip back to their parent country. “The company allowed it until later years,” Creighton said, “Because the marriages were never considered ‘Christian.’” A heartless practice, which Creighton said was common, starts the tale off. A journey through time, another along a treacherous river, and one more through allegory lead the reader to what Creighton calls a “bang” of a conclusion.

For more info on the Author, please see: Campbell River author excited to release latest novel - Campbell River Mirror