Annabel
In 1968, into the devastating, spare atmosphere of Labrador, Canada, a child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor fully girl, but both at once. Only three people are privy to the secret-the baby's parents, Jacinta and Treadway, and their trusted neighbor and midwife, Thomasina. Though Treadway makes the difficult decision to raise the child as a boy named Wayne, the women continue to quietly nurture the boy's female side. And as Wayne grows into adulthood within the hypermasculine hunting society of his father, his shadow-self, a girl he thinks of as “Annabel,” is never entirely extinguished.When Wayne finally escapes the confines of his hometown and settles in St. John's, the anonymity of the city grants him the freedom to confront his dual identity. His ultimate choice will once again call into question the integrity and allegiance of those he loves most.
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Physical Description
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465 pages - Publisher Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2010.
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General Note: | Contender for CBC's 2014 Canada Reads Shortlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize 2010 Governor-General's Literary Award finalist Shortlisted for the 2010 Giller Prize |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 32.95 |