Book
And the walls came down / Denise Da Costa.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459750364 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 330 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Dundurn Press, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Children's diaries > Fiction. Diaries > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. Parent and child > Fiction. Toronto (Ont.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC DaCos | 31681010328722 | FICTIONPBK | Checked out | 11/25/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
"Just before the demolition of her childhood home in east Toronto, Delia Ellis returns to retrieve her beloved diary. Using it as a compass, she rediscovers life as a precocious teen growing up in the nineties. Delia's writings reveal her anxieties following a move to Don Mount Court, a Toronto government housing complex, where she struggles to navigate life with an overprotective Jamaican mother and her father's inept replacement, "Neville the nuisance." Delia's troubles compound when she enlists her naive younger sister in a scheme to reunite their parents and recapture the idealistic life she yearns for. Yet, through the lens of adulthood, Delia's entries take a wrecking ball to the perception of her parents' love story she'd long built up in her mind, uncovering a child's internalization of a failed marriage, poverty, and a mother come undone"-- - Ingram Publishing Services
Back in the low-income neighbourhood where she was raised, a young woman rediscovers the importance of community, home, and finding oneâs voice.
Just before the demolition of her childhood home in east Toronto, Delia Ellis returns to retrieve her beloved diary. Using it as a compass, she rediscovers life as a precocious teen growing up in the nineties.
Deliaâs writings reveal her anxieties following a move to Don Mount Court, a Toronto government housing complex, where she struggles to navigate life with an overprotective Jamaican mother and her fatherâs inept replacement, âNeville the nuisance.â Deliaâs troubles compound when she enlists her naive younger sister in a scheme to reunite their parents and recapture the idealistic life she yearns for.
Yet, through the lens of adulthood, Deliaâs entries take a wrecking ball to the perception of her parentsâ love story sheâd long built up in her mind, uncovering a childâs internalization of a failed marriage, poverty, and a mother come undone. - Ingram Publishing Services
A troubled Delia Ellis returns to her old neighbourhood, Don Mount Court, to retrieve a beloved childhood diary. While the entries uncover significant revelations around her motherâs past, it is Deliaâs return home that leads to a true understanding of the circumstances that forged her identity. - Perseus Publishing
âA scintillating debut full of nuanced and achingly human characters.â â Zalika Reid-Benta, author of Frying Plantain
Back in the low-income neighbourhood where she was raised, a young woman rediscovers the importance of community, home, and finding oneâs voice.
Just before the demolition of her childhood home in east Toronto, Delia Ellis returns to retrieve her beloved diary. Using it as a compass, she rediscovers life as a precocious teen growing up in the nineties.
Deliaâs writings reveal her anxieties following a move to Don Mount Court, a Toronto government housing complex, where she struggles to navigate life with an overprotective Jamaican mother and her fatherâs inept replacement, âNeville the nuisance.â Deliaâs troubles compound when she enlists her naive younger sister in a scheme to reunite their parents and recapture the idealistic life she yearns for.
Yet, through the lens of adulthood, Deliaâs entries take a wrecking ball to the perception of her parentsâ love story sheâd long built up in her mind, uncovering a childâs internalization of a failed marriage, poverty, and a mother come undone.
