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Shadow Giller: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad

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There was always that shadowy twin, thin when I was fat, fat when I was thin, myself in silvery negative, with dark teeth and shining white pupils glowing in that black sunlight of another world.  --Margaret Atwood What Mona Awad does so well in this book is to put us inside the head of a woman with … Continue reading Shadow Giller: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad

2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist

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There are 6 books on the Giller Prize shortlist this year. The Shadow Jury will be reading and reviewing these books over the course of the next 5 weeks. We will be choosing a shadow winner a few days before the official Giller Prize announcement on November 7th. Mona Awad for her novel 13 Ways … Continue reading 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist