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Junie : a novel / Chelene Knight.
"A riveting exploration of the complexity within mother-daughter relationships and the dynamic vitality of Vancouver's former Hogan's Alley neighbourhood. 1930s, Hogan's Alley--a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver's East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother, Maddie: a jazz singer with a growing alcohol dependency. Junie quickly makes meaningful relationships with two mentors and a girl her own age, Estelle, whose resilient and entrepreneurial mother is grappling with white scrutiny and the fact that she never really wanted a child. As Junie finds adulthood, exploring her artistic talents and burgeoning sexuality, her mother sinks further into the bottle while the thriving neighbourhood--once gushing with potential--begins to change. As her world opens, Junie intuits the opposite for the community she loves. Told through the fascinating lens of a bright woman in an oft-disquieting world, this book is intimate and urgent--not just an unflinching look at the destruction of a vibrant community, but a celebration of the Black lives within."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771667685 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1771667680 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 331 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto : Book*hug Press, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Salt Spring Island Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Salt Spring Island Public Library | FIC KNI (Text) | 33123009824393 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Salt Spring Island Public Library | FIC KNI (Text) | 33123009831166 | Fiction | Available | - |
