First, she left her husband, Ale, to be a caregiver in Hong Kong. Like many Overseas Filipino Workers, Mary Grace Concepcion has lived a life of sacrifices. PS8615.E Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website) Awards and HonoursĢ017 City of Toronto Book Award (Finalist)Ģ018 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction (Finalist)Ģ018 Trillium Book Award–English Language (Finalist) Scarborough the novel employs a multitude of voices to tell the story of a tight-knit neighbourhood under fire: among them, Victor, a black artist harassed by the police Winsum, a West Indian restaurant owner struggling to keep it together and Hina, a Muslim school worker who witnesses first-hand the impact of poverty on education.Īnd then there are the three kids who work to rise above a system that consistently fails them: Bing, a gay Filipino boy who lives under the shadow of his father’s mental illness Sylvie, Bing’s best friend, a Native girl whose family struggles to find a permanent home to live in and Laura, whose history of neglect by her mother is destined to repeat itself with her father. Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. Also available as an e-book (access restricted to members of the university community) Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
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