{"product_id":"junie-9781771667685","title":"Junie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA riveting exploration of the complexity within mother-daughter relationships and the dynamic vitality of Vancouver's former Hogan's Alley neighbourhood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1930s, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771667685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334","brand":"Chelene Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42325242052789,"sku":"9781771667685","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5f772f57-ef4c-4150-aca6-45d20d7639b7.jpg?v=1660018112","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/junie-9781771667685","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}