Cyril Rowntree, a mixed-race Jamaican, migrates to Canada after his mother and surrogate grandfather die. Cyril arrives in Toronto and sets about earning a degree, works two jobs and begins to navigate his way through the implications of being racialized in his new land.
A chance encounter with a panhandler named Patricia leads Cyril to a suitcase full of photographs and letters dating back to the early 1920s. Cyril is drawn into the letters and their story of a white mother’s struggle to come to terms with the need to give up her mixed-race baby, Edward. Abandoned by his white father as a small child, Cyril feels a compelling connection to the boy and begins to look for the rest of Edward’s story. As he searches, Cyril unearths hidden pieces of Black history and gradually gains the confidence to trust his own judgment.Author: Sheila Murray
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Published: 07/19/2022
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9781770866263
Language: English
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