pickPopulated with newcomers from all over the world, 1970s suburban Toronto is the setting of these linked stories that subvert the idyllic image of suburban life.
A tender and truthful collection of stories where themes are carefully explored with emotional pull and sharp prose.
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pickOften compared to the work of Charles Dickens, this skillfully crafted Canadian classic explores the ruthless brutality of class and caste in India. Sweeping, yet intimate, this emotionally overwhelming story is worth the heartache.
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pickA moving story told in visual art and fiction,following an elder Chinese Canadian living in Toronto‘s gentrifying Chinatown–Kensington Market neighbourhood,as she attempts to cope with the sudden death of her beloved husband. As well as giving a voice to an often unseen demographic,this touching novel also captures a side of the city and a neighbourhood that outsiders often don‘t get to experience: its compassion❤️
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I'm starting with Company Town for #canadareads. Excuse the gratuitous knitting shot. I love this contest and look forward to it every year...next up is The Break. #iamcanadian #booknerd #knittersoflitsy
