Polar Vortex
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Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo
It seemed like a good idea to both Priya and Alex to cement their newish, later-in-life relationship by leaving the past behind to create a new life together. But there's leaving the past behind - and then there's running away from awkward histories. Priya seems totally committed to her relationship with Alex, but she has a secret - a long-standing on-again, off-again relationship with Prakash. To Priya, Prakash is little more than an old friend, but in reality it's a bit more complicated. And, she's never told Alex. Prakash has tracked Priya down, and before she realises what she's doing, she invites him to visit. Alex is not pleased, and soon the existing cracks in their relationship widen, not least because Alex has her own secrets. Prakash has an agenda of his own, fuelled by years of resentment about what he sees as Priya's slipperiness and duplicity. Things soon come to a head and the three must all reap the consequences of their choices.
Mootoo, Shani: - SHANI MOOTOO is a novelist, poet, and visual artist. Her novels include Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab, long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award; Valmiki's Daughter, long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize; He Drown She in the Sea, long-listed for the Dublin IMPAC Award; and Cereus Blooms at Night, short-listed for several prizes including the Giller Prize, and long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. In 2020 Mootoo received an honorary doctorate of letters from Western University, Canada. She is also a recipient of the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for Literature, the Chalmers Arts Fellowship, and the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781617758621 |
| ISBN 10 | 1617758620 |
| Title | Polar Vortex |
| Author | Shani Mootoo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Akashic Books,U.S. |
| Year published | 2020-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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