Reuniting With Strangers : A Novel Shirley Render Long-listed International Impac Dublin Literary

Long-listed International Impac Dublin Literary Award (2012)

6 in x 9 in - 336 pp

Her story of cultural understanding shows the potency of hope in transforming lives

"There is something renegade about having a mailing address that is simply (your name)

Darlene Coward Wight

Reuniting With Strangers : A Novel Shirley Render Long-listed International Impac Dublin LiteraryDescription Inspired by the work of Souvankham Thammavongsa, Catherine Hernandez and Wayson Choy, this unforgettable novel follows the reunification of Filipino caregiver families over one Canadian winterand the mysterious progress of Monolith, who appears and disappears in their lives. When five year old Monolith is taken from the Philippines to live with his mother in Canada, he immediately lashes out. Unable or unwilling to speak, he attacks her