The future / Catherine Leroux ; translated from the French by Susan Ouriou.

By:

Leroux, Catherine, 1979-

Contributor(s):

Ouriou, Susan

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Biblioasis international translation series ; 42.Publication details: Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, 2023.Edition: 1st edDescription: 309 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781771965606 (pbk.)

Uniform titles:

L'avenir. English

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

[Fic] 23

Awards:

Canada Reads winner 2024.

Summary: In an alternate history in which the French never surrendered Detroit, children protect their own kingdom in the trees. In an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism--and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees and burned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns to their resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance. When a strange intuition sends Gloria into the woods of Parc Rouge, where the city's orphaned and abandoned children are rumored to have created their own society, she can't imagine the strength she will find. A richly imagined story of community and a plea for persistence in the face of our uncertain future, The Future is a lyrical testament to the power we hold to protect the people and places we love--together.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Fiction	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Fiction	FIC LER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Canada Reads Winner 2024		33321003233674

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In an alternate history in which the French never surrendered Detroit, children protect their own kingdom in the trees. In an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism--and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees and burned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns to their resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance. When a strange intuition sends Gloria into the woods of Parc Rouge, where the city's orphaned and abandoned children are rumored to have created their own society, she can't imagine the strength she will find. A richly imagined story of community and a plea for persistence in the face of our uncertain future, The Future is a lyrical testament to the power we hold to protect the people and places we love--together.

Translated from the French

Canada Reads winner 2024.

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