Finding Edward - Couverture souple

Murray, Sheila

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1770866264 ISBN 13 : 9781770866263

Editeur : Cormorant Books,Canada, 2022

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary AwardLonglisted for the Toronto Book AwardsLonglisted for Canada Reads 2023A Globe and Mail Best BookCyril Rowntree migrates to Toronto from Jamaica in 2012. Managing a precarious balance of work and university he begins to navigate his way through the implications of being racialized in his challenging new land.A chance encounter with a panhandler named Patricia leads Cyril to a suitcase full of photographs and letters dating back to the early 1920s. Cyril is drawn into the letters and their story of a white mother’s struggle with the need to give up her mixed race baby, Edward. Abandoned by his own white father as a small child, Cyril’s keen intuition triggers a strong connection and he begins to look for the rest of Edward’s story.As he searches, Cyril unearths fragments of Edward’s itinerant life as he crisscrossed the country. Along the way, he discovers hidden pieces of Canada’s Black history and gains the confidence to take on his new world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sheila Murray's short fiction has been published in many literary journals including Descant, The Dalhousie Review, and The New Quarterly. Finding Edward is her first novel. Murray is an advocate for social justice and currently leads a grassroots, volunteer-driven initiative that engages urban residents in adapting to local climate change impacts. She was born and raised in St. Albans, England, and now lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cormorant Books,Canada
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1770866264
• ISBN 13: 9781770866263
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible