Ducks Two Years in the Oil Sands

Ducks Two Years in the Oil Sands

by Kate Beaton

Drawn & Quarterly Publications · 2025 · 436 pages

Seeking a way to conquer crushing student debt, a young woman accepts a job in the vast, unforgiving oil fields of Alberta. Amidst awe-inspiring natural beauty and colossal industrial machinery, she navigates a male-dominated world rife with unspoken trauma and isolation. This deeply personal graphic memoir offers a raw, unflinching look at the human cost of resource extraction and the quiet resilience of those who work it.

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