Danica Klewchuk's debut memoir in essays presents a frank view of what it's like to be a woman and have a body.
Standing in the Footprints of Beasts is part trauma and recovery memoir, part travel diary of a writer coming into her own power. With startling clarity and a surprising sense of humour, Danica Klewchuk takes readers behind the curtain of a difficult upbringing in an all-encompassing religious environment in Northern Alberta, then shines a light on challenges she faced as a new recruit to a nightlife industry rife with abuse.
This portrait of an artist-in-waiting continues as the author travels through Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia, adapting her still-malleable identity on the fly as she begins to take hold of her creativity and voice. Standing in the Footprints of Beasts is a striking, empathetic work that marks Klewchuk as an impressive new voice in creative non-fiction from the Prairies.