Moving Forwards Sideways Like a Crab
#7993 of 8,085 books · #3096 in Fiction
Longlisted for the Giller Prize (2014).
At age nine, Jonathan's mother, Sid, disappears from his life. As an adult, he finally reconnects with the mother he has always loved, but she has changed. She is now, Sydney, a sophisticated man. Jonathan struggles with both confusion and anger at the choices Sydney has made, but tries with eager hope to understand.
- Publisher
- Anchor Canada
- ISBN-13
- 9781617755545
- Genre
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Awards
- Giller PrizeLonglisted(2014)
Other awarded books from Shani Mootoo
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- Polar Vortex (2020)0 wins · 3 score
- Valmiki's Daughter (2010)0 wins · 1 score
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