The memoir documents thistle's difficult upbringing, struggles with homelessness, addiction. Webjesse thistle's bestselling memoir from the ashes describes how he transformed his life — from being homeless and struggling with addiction to winning. My story of being métis, homeless, and finding my way is divided into four parts. Part 1 focuses on jesse thistle’s early years. His father, sonny thistle, has a. Abandoned by his parents as a. Webin his new memoir, thistle tells the story of what happens when you are untethered from family and community. Thistle details his and his siblings’ hunger, abandonment, and. Did you find any hope? Speaking about his experiences, jesse states, ”it [homelessness and criminality] wasn’t because i was just making bad choices.
