{"product_id":"9781771667685","title":"Junie","description":"Author: Chelene Knight\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781771667685\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 334\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the City of Vancouver Book Award\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for CBC Canada Reads 2024\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","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852854513822,"sku":"ADS-9781771667685","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781771667685.jpg?v=1779063682","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781771667685","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}