I Will See You Again

When the author learns of the death of her brother overseas, she embarks on a journey to bring him home. Through memories and dreams of all they shared together and through her Dene traditions, she finds comfort and strength. The lyrical art and story leave readers with a universal message of hope and love.

In this emotional illustrated picture book, author and illustrator Lisa Boivin tells the story of the loss of her brother and the journey with her Dene traditions to find comfort and the strength to move on from her grief. I Will See You Again explores themes of death, memory, remembrance, comfort and specifically Dene perspectives on death. The author's deeply personal story is revealed through exquisite artwork and text that are grounded in her family's Dene culture. Author Lisa Boivin's experiences as an artist and bioethicist inform her story, expressed in the Indigenous way of passing knowledge through images.