{"product_id":"annabel-paperback","title":"Annabel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Winter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen Winter's luminous debut novel is a deeply affecting portrait of life in an enchanting seaside town and the trials of growing up unique in a restrictive environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1968, into the devastating, spare atmosphere of the remote coastal town of Labrador, Canada, a child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor fully girl, but both at once. Only three people are privy to the secret--the baby's parents, Jacinta and Treadway, and a trusted neighbor and midwife, Thomasina. Though Treadway makes the difficult decision to raise the child as a boy named Wayne, the women continue to quietly nurture the boy's female side. And as Wayne grows into adulthood within the hyper-masculine hunting society of his father, his shadow-self, a girl he thinks of as \"Annabel,\" is never entirely extinguished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKathleen Winter has crafted a literary gem about the urge to unveil mysterious truth in a culture that shuns contradiction, and the body's insistence on coming home. A daringly unusual debut full of unforgettable beauty, \u003ci\u003e Annabel\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a remarkable new voice to American readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen Winter's \u003ci\u003eAnnabel\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice, short-listed for The Orange Prize for Fiction, and a finalist for all three of Canada's major literary awards: The Scotiabank Giller Prize, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. Her first collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eboYs\u003c\/i\u003e, was the winner of both the Winterset Award and the 2006 Metcalf-Rooke Award. A long-time resident of St. John's, Newfoundland, Winter now lives in Montreal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit her blog at kathleenwinter.livejournal.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scotiabank Giller Prize (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Governor General's Literary Awards (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689331265599,"sku":"9780802170828","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/55afed4115df5a41648d3ba2687e31ea.webp?v=1764985219","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/annabel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}