{"product_id":"junie-paperback","title":"Junie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChelene Knight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA riveting exploration of the complexity within mother-daughter relationships and the dynamic vitality of Vancouver's former Hogan's Alley neighbourhood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1930s, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVancouver-born \u003cb\u003eChelene Knight \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eBraided Skin\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eDear Current Occupant\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book Award. Her essays have appeared in multiple Canadian and American literary journals and newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus, \u003c\/i\u003e and her work has been widely anthologized. Her poem 'Welwitschia' won the 2020 \u003ci\u003eContemporary Verse 2\u003c\/i\u003e's Editor's Choice award. She was shortlisted for \u003ci\u003ePRISM\u003c\/i\u003e's 2021 Short Forms contest. Chelene is the founder of her own literary studio, Breathing Space Creative, through which she has launched The Forever Writers Club, whose members are writers focused on creative sustainability. Chelene works as a literary agent with the Transatlantic Agency. She lives in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697756082239,"sku":"9781771667685","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d9d7a987e937523d985fc000f59c4362.webp?v=1765009600","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/junie-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}