The Riverbones: Stumbling After Eden in the Jungles of Suriname is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Andrew Westoll, first published in October 2008 by McClelland & Stewart. In the book, the author chronicles civil strife in Suriname. Westoll describes the modern struggles for human rights, ecological preservation, and the economic needs of the Suriname people. The Riverbones is called "a spellbinding tale of survival, heartbreak, mystery and murder".The University Of Queensland Press, The Riverbones, Home - Non-Fiction, Retrieved 11/23/2012
Awards and honours The Riverbones received shortlist recognition for the 2009 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".Faculty of Arts, October 30, 2009, , Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases), Retrieved 11/23/2012
See also List of Edna Staebler Award recipients
References
External links Westoll, Andrew, The Riverbones, Excerpt, Retrieved 11/23/2012