Junie

Name: Junie
Brand: Book*hug Press
SKU: 9781771667685-V
Price: 1.79 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

By Chelene Knight

Only 1 item left in stock

Description

Winner of the City of Vancouver Book Award Longlisted for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlisted for CBC Canada Reads 2024 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.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 331
Publisher:: Book*hug Press
Publication Date:: 2022-09-13
ISBN / EAN:: 9781771667685
Weight:: 402 g
Dimensions:: 13/20/2 cm

Buy on Amazon

Condition

Show less

Very good

Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.

Used - very good €1,79

Available immediately

% SALE

New ~~€19,50~~ You save €17,71 (91%)

€1,79

Incl. VAT, plus shipping costs

Add to Wishlist

Only 1 item left in stock

Verified second-hand article

Verified second-hand item

Free shipping from 19€

€1,79