Book
Bone and bread / Saleema Nawaz.
Summary:
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770890091 (trade paperback) :
- Physical Description: 448 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : House of Anansi Press, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2013.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Canada Reads 2016 finalist. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Sikh Canadians > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction Orphans > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Guilt > Fiction. Sisters > Death > Psychological aspects > Fiction. Asian Canadians > Fiction. Mile-End (Montréal, Québec) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 25 of 25 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC NAW (Text) | 35130000034623 | Canadiana | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After the shocking death of her sister, Beena reminisces about their teen years together in the care of their Sikh uncle who owned a bagel store in MontrealÆs Hasidic community and tries to piece together the circumstances that lead to her siblingÆs demise. Original. - Baker & Taylor
Beena and Sadhana are two sisters, orphaned as teenagers, who grew up in the home of their Sikh uncle in a Montreal Hasidic coummunity, but when Sadhana dies under mysterious circumstances, Beena is left to cope with the memories of her past and a burdenof guilt. - Perseus Publishing
Winner of the Quebec Writers' Federation Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.
Shortlisted for 2016 CBC Canada Reads
Beena and Sadhana are sisters who share a bond that could only have been shaped by the most unusual of childhoods -- and by shared tragedy. Orphaned as teenagers, they have grown up under the exasperated watch of their Sikh uncle, who runs a bagel shop in Montreal's Hasidic community of Mile End. Together, they try to make sense of the rich, confusing brew of values, rituals, and beliefs that form their inheritance. Yet as they grow towards adulthood, their paths begin to diverge. Beena catches the attention of one of the "bagel boys" and finds herself pregnant at sixteen, while Sadhana drives herself to perfectionism and anorexia.
When we first meet the adult Beena, she is grappling with a fresh grief: Sadhana has died suddenly and strangely, her body lying undiscovered for a week before anyone realizes what has happened. Beena is left with a burden of guilt and an unsettled feeling about the circumstances of her sister's death, which she sets about to uncover. Her search stirs memories and opens wounds, threatening to undo the safe, orderly existence she has painstakingly created for herself and her son.
Heralded across Canada for the power and promise of her debut collection, Mother Superior, Nawaz proves with Bone and Bread that she is one of our most talented and unique storytellers.
