Six metres of pavement : a novel /
Ismail Boxwala made the worst mistake of his life one summer morning twenty years ago. He forgot his baby daughter in the back seat of his car. After his daughter's tragic death, he struggles to continue living. A divorce, years of heavy drinking and sex with strangers only leave him more alone...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
Dundurn Press,
[2011]
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| Summary: | Ismail Boxwala made the worst mistake of his life one summer morning twenty years ago. He forgot his baby daughter in the back seat of his car. After his daughter's tragic death, he struggles to continue living. A divorce, years of heavy drinking and sex with strangers only leave him more alone and isolated. But Ismail's story begins to change after he reluctantly befriends two women. Fatima is a young queer activist kicked out of her parents' home and Celia, his grieving Portuguese-Canadian neighbour who lives just six metres away. A slow-simmering romance develops between Ismail and Celia. Meanwhile, dangers lead Fatima to his doorstep. Each makes complicated demands of him, ones he is uncertain he can meet. |
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| Physical Description: | 380 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781554887675 1554887674 |