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I'm wondering the paternity of Elsie's three children. We know that "Shawn" is the father of Cedar-Sage, the middle child. Was the father of Phoenix, the eldest, ever specified? Similarly, I assumed "Jimmy" was the father of the youngest child Sparrow but I'm not sure about this. There was also an dark allusion to something terrible done by "Sparrow's father". Can anyone help here?
Jalilah Sparrow’s father is never mentioned by name. I took it to be he was so terrible no one wanted to say his name. Jimmy is not Sparrow’s father. It’s men…moreSparrow’s father is never mentioned by name. I took it to be he was so terrible no one wanted to say his name. Jimmy is not Sparrow’s father. It’s mentioned that Jimmy was there for Elsie when Sparrow died and offered emotional support, although he appeared to get her more into drugs.
I read both The Break and The Strangers and never saw any mention of who Phoenix’s father was. Where does it say Elsie had been gang raped? (less)
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The Strangers
by Katherena Vermette (Goodreads Author)
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