Junie : a novel

ISBN: 1771667680 (paperback)
ISBN: 9781771667685 (paperback)
Physical Description: 331 pages ; 21 cm regular print print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Book*hug Press, 2022.
Copyright: &copy;2022
Badges: Top Holds Over Last 5 Years : 4 / 5.0

Knight, Chelene 1981- (author.).

Summary: "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.