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Junie / Chelene Knight.

by Knight, Chelene, 1981-

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Book*hug Press, 2022.

Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.

Women, Black -- Fiction.

Singers -- Fiction.

Nineteen thirties -- Fiction.

Vancouver (B.C.) -- Fiction.

9781771667685 (trade pbk.)

331 p. ; 21 cm.

"A novel"--cover.

"A riveting exploration of the complexity within mother-daughter relationships and the dynamic vitality of Vancouver's former Hogan's Alley neighbourhood. 1930s, 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. As 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. Told 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."--Provided by publisher.

Historical fiction.

Canadian fiction.

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