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Starry Starry Night
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $21.00
ISBN13: 9781771669566
Publisher: Book*hug Press
Published: Sep 23 2025
Pages: 372
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
Finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Multicultural Fiction
From celebrated writer Shani Mootoo comes an innovative and revelatory work of autofiction about family secrets, trauma, race, class, and loss.
InStarry Starry Night, Mootoo gives us the singular voice of Anju Ghoshal, a young girl living in 1960s Trinidad. Through Anju's innocent and clear-eyed observations, the reader becomes both a witness to and a participant in her negotiations of an unexpectedly new and complex life, spanning from the ages of four to twelve.
Set against the backdrop of a politically exciting time in Trinidad's history, just before and after it gained independence, we meet Anju's beloved Ma and Pa and her socially advancing family. While preoccupied with their own dramas, the adults around her often fail to recognize the needs of the children who depend on them.
Beautifully crafted and rich with sumptuous detail, this unique narrative coalesces into a portrait of a child who, despite her privileged appearance, must ultimately fend for herself because her safety depends on it.
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