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| Title: Because |
| Sub-title: A Novel |
| By (author): Andrew Steinmetz |
| ISBN10-13: 1550656198 : 9781550656190 |
| An engrossing punk-rock novel about teenage daydreams and sibling dynamics Teenaged brothers Hombre and Transformer spend their days locked up in their suburban bedroom, writing songs and dreaming of stardom on their own terms. The music of the early 80s is brimming with post-punk ethos and a disdain for classic rock, but closer to home the pair canâ t find anyone else to join their band, Because, and frankly they donâ t really want another member to enter the fray of their complicated sibling dynamic. Hombre, the younger one, is quiet, contemplative, and talented, a poet in the making. His older brother Transformer is stubborn, domineering, and secretly struggling with mental health issues. Their sequestered world is broken open one summer when their mother hires Spit, a girl from the local guitar shop, to help the boys improve their modest skills. But these good intentions set off a chain reaction with tragic consequences. |
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Pages: 280
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| Published: Esplanade Books - September 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 15.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
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| Title: Dandelion Daughter |
| Sub-title: A Novel |
| By (author): Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay Translated by: Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch |
| ISBN10-13: 155065618X : 9781550656183 |
| Winner 2022, Prix des Libraires Rights for TV adaptation purchased by Zone 3 A runaway bestseller in Québec, where it has captured the hearts of readers and pushed trans-identity into the mainstream conversation, Dandelion Daughter is an intimate, courageous portrait of what itâ s like to grow up having been assigned the wrong sex at birth. Set against the windswept countryside of the remote Charlevoix region some five hours north of Montreal, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblayâ s autobiographical novel immortalizes her early years as an alienated boy trapped in a world of small-town values and her parentsâ dissolving marriage, through complex adolescent years of self-discovery and first loves, to the harrowing episodes that fuel the growing realization that she must transition and give birth to her new self if she is to continue living at all. One of the first novels of its kind to appear in Québec, this inspiring story has already connected with a wide readership, and has been adopted by many schools to help expand worldviews and curriculums. |
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| Published: Esplanade Books - September 2023 |
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| List Price: 15.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Spirits in the Dark |
| Sub-title: 30th Anniversary Edition |
| By (author): H. Nigel Thomas |
| ISBN10-13: 1550656333 : 9781550656336 |
| Featuring an introduction by Kaie Kellough and a new afterword by the author. First published in Canada in 1993, Spirits in the Dark is a pioneering intersectional novel of the LGBTQ+ and Caribbean-Canadian experience that was far ahead of its times. In his powerful debut novel, H. Nigel Thomas writes with compelling honesty about the confusing maze of societal pressures that paralyze Jerome Quashee while growing up in the Caribbean, and later on in his adult life. Jeromeâ s intelligence at first promises him a gateway out of the poverty his parents have known, but he must compete with privileged White boys for scholarships in a racist, classist culture. He represses his emerging homosexuality, fearing that it will bring his family disgrace, as he wrestles with the guilt of knowing so little about his African heritage and the pressure to let go his ties to Black culture. Under the spiritual guidance of Pointer Francis, he undergoes a religious ritual to block all sensory links to the outside world in order to see clearly into his past and face his demons. |
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Pages: 180
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| Published: Esplanade Books - March 2024 |
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