{"product_id":"tough-lies-jesse-wente-9780735250765","title":"Tough Lies: Indigenous Belonging and My Healing Through Golf","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow do we heal from colonialism? What does healing from colonialism look like for First Nations? What about non-Indigenous people? What are the barriers to this healing, and what can we do to move past them?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are questions that lie at the heart of \u003ci\u003eTough Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, the highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning and national bestselling \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled: Family Truth and Indigenous Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e by Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster, and thinker Jesse Wente. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eTough Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Jesse returns to the familiar format and style of \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e, focusing this time on his own healing path and how it informs what he sees as necessary for reconciliation between Nations. Introspective, moving, and characteristically candid, Wente uses his own life experiences to illuminate and explore the controversial issue of false claims to Indigenous identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a lens of healing and anti-colonial thought, Jesse examines his reaction to such incidents that have hit close to home, chronicling his personal journey and what it has taught him about the present and future of reconciliation in Canada. Jesse's healing path has also led him to reflect on other aspects of his life, such as grieving the loss of his closest friends, the pressure to succeed, the racism he has faced, and his own place within family and community. Perhaps most surprising to Jesse is his re-discovery of the game of golf and the role it plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApproaching all of these moments and issues with the same honesty, humour, humility, and directness that made \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e such a beloved bestseller, \u003ci\u003eTough Lies \u003c\/i\u003edelivers another groundbreaking memoir from one of Canada's foremost thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesse Wente\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735250766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735250765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Jesse Wente","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997804179711,"sku":"9780735250765","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tough-lies-jesse-wente-9780735250765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}