Y - Softcover

Celona, Marjorie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571305474 ISBN 13: 9780571305476

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2014

Synopsis

Why would a mother give up her daughter?
Can abandonment ever be an act of love?
And could you ever forgive her?

'My life begins at the Y...' Abandoned as a newborn at the doors of the local YMCA and then bounced between foster homes, Shannon eventually finds stability in the home of Miranda, a single mother with a daughter of her own. But as Shannon grows, so do her questions. Will she ever belong? Who is her true family? And why would her parents abandon Shannon on the day she was born?

The answers lie in the heartrending tale of her mother, a headstrong young woman trapped in a tragic series of events that will destroy her family and test the limits of her compassion and sacrifice.

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Review:

A beautiful, moving book that explores what it takes to belong., Evie Wyld, Guardian

A sharp and compassionate exploration of the split nature of decisions., Sunday Times

Compassionate and keenly observed ... Celona's well-judged conclusion does indeed fill the heart to bursting., Daily Mail

An evocative look into what makes a family, and what makes a home, and how they are undeniably helixed together., Colum McCann

A heartfelt first novel ... Celona is compassionate toward even her most wayward characters., New York Times

While Shannon is a heartbreaking character, Y is a warming story sprinkled with humour, forming the perfect canvas to interrogate big questions., Psychologies

Stunning., Globe and Mail

An effervescent debut . . . . A meditation on loss, identity, and family, Y showcases a tenacious young writer as she schools us in compassion., O Magazine

Splendid., Toronto Star

A wee baby girl is left behind and even before she opens her eyes, she begins to describe her extraordinary world. Y is filled with heartbreaking loss and flawed heroes yet Celona's writing is filled with grace and compassion., Heather O'Neill, author of Lullabies for Little Criminals

Book Description:

Marjorie Celona's debut, Y, is a heartbreaking and compassionate story of sacrifice and love, which introduces readers to unforgettable characters and a brilliant new literary voice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0571305474
• ISBN 13: 9780571305476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368