Novel
Short Review:
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.
About The Author:
Saleema Nawaz (born 1979) is a Canadian author whose
works of short fiction have been published in literary journals such as Prairie
Fire, PRISM International, Grain, The Dalhousie Review, and The New Quarterly.
Nawaz was born in Ottawa, Ontario and later moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in
order to study English at the University of Manitoba, where she received her
M.A. with a creative writing thesis. Her first complete collection of short
fiction, entitled Mother Superior, was published by Freehand Books in 2008.
Nawaz completed her first novel, Bone and Bread, published by Anansi Press in
2013, while residing in Montreal, Quebec.
Product Details
- Paperback: 445 pages
- Publisher: Anansi; 1st Edition edition (March 11 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1770890092
- ISBN-13: 978-1770890091
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 2.8 x 21 cm
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