{"product_id":"childhood-isbn-9780771006678","title":"Childhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Chapters\/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Award, and shortlisted for The Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e is renowned and critically acclaimed author André Alexis' stunning first novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1998, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e introduced many readers to the virtuosic talents of André Alexis, one of Canada's most cherished writers and supreme stylists.\u003cbr\u003e     Uniquely imagined and vividly evoked, André Alexis' prize-winning novel chronicles the childhood—or perhaps the loss of childhood—of Thomas MacMillan, who sets out to piece together the early years of his life. Raised in a Southern Ontario town in the '50s and '60s, Thomas is abandoned to the care of his eccentric Trinidadian grandmother. Then, at ten, his mother reclaims him, taking him to the once-splendid Victorian home of a gentle conjurer whose love of science and the imagination becomes an important legacy.\u003cbr\u003e     But is he Thomas' father? Moving and wryly humorous, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a man's quest for what is lost, bringing him closer to the truth about himself.“The love affair between a young black boy’s wayward mother and a man who may or  may not be his father forms the intriguing background to this enormously appealing  first novel. . . . An impressive new voice.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A stellar performance.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A most meticulous investigation of the human heart, beautifully  bittersweet. André Alexis is a genuine talent.”\u003cbr\u003e—Richard Bachmann, A Different Drummer  Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Elegant and understated.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003eANDRÉ ALEXIS is an author of novels, short stories, and plays. His 2015 novel, \u003ci\u003eFifteen Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada Reads, and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. In 2017, he was awarded the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize for fiction. His internationally acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDays by Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His other works include\u003ci\u003e The Hidden Keys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePastoral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsylum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDespair and Other Stories of Ottawa\u003c\/i\u003e. Alexis lives in Toronto.","brand":"Emblem Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302937186533,"sku":"NP9780771006678","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771006678.jpg?v=1767723642","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/childhood-isbn-9780771006678","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}