Roughneck

by Jeff Lemire

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Derek Ouellette’s glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade earlier in a violent incident on ice, and since then he’s been living off his reputation in the remote northern community where he grew up, drinking too much and fighting anyone who crosses him. When his long-lost sister Beth shows up, on the run from an abusive boyfriend, the two escape to a secluded hunting camp in the woods. There, living off the land, they reconnect with each other, the painful secrets of their past, and their Cree heritage...and start to heal. But Beth’s ex-boyfriend is hunting them. As he circles closer, he threatens to shatter this newfound peace and pull both Derek and Beth back into the world of self-destruction they’ve fought so hard to leave behind. Touching and harrowing, this is a deeply moving and beautifully illustrated story about family, heritage, and breaking the cycle of violence.
  • ISBN10 1501160990
  • ISBN13 9781501160998
  • Publish Date 4 May 2017 (first published 18 April 2017)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 April 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Language English