The Resource The new moon's arms, Nalo Hopkinson
The new moon's arms, Nalo Hopkinson
- Summary
- "A mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. It tells the story of a 50-something grandmother whose mother disappeared when she was a teenager and whose father has just passed away as she begins menopause. With this physical change of life comes a return of a special power for finding lost things, something she hasn't been able to do since childhood"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- vi, 323 p.
- Isbn
- 9780446576918
- Label
- The new moon's arms
- Title
- The new moon's arms
- Statement of responsibility
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. It tells the story of a 50-something grandmother whose mother disappeared when she was a teenager and whose father has just passed away as she begins menopause. With this physical change of life comes a return of a special power for finding lost things, something she hasn't been able to do since childhood"--Provided by publisher
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- Title
- The new moon's arms
- Summary
- A menopausal woman reflects on her recently deceased, neglectful father, and her mother who disappeared when she was a teenager, as she is presented with the opportunity to mother an orphaned 4-year-old boy. Her magical gift for recovering lost objects which has returned with her menopause, her grown daughter, and the lost boy all conspire to complicate her life.
- Award
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- Prix Aurora : Best Novel, 2008.
- Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2008.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 153852
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9199.3.H5927
- LC item number
- N48 2007
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleStatement
- Nalo Hopkinson
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleVariation
- new moons arms
- Label
- The new moon's arms, Nalo Hopkinson
- Related Authorities
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- Canadian fiction
- Fiction
- Literary fiction
- Death
- Magic realism (Literature)
- Dysfunctional families
- Foster children
- Black Canadian fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Fathers
- Fantasy fiction
- Caribbean Area
- Abandoned boys
- Grandmothers
- Magical realism
- Unplanned pregnancy
- Middle-aged women
- Self-discovery in women
- Related Subjects
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- Literary fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Abandoned boys
- Self-discovery in women
- Fathers -- Death
- Middle-aged women
- Magical realism
- Grandmothers
- Black Canadian fiction
- Dysfunctional families
- Foster children
- Canadian fiction
- Caribbean Area -- Fiction
- Caribbean Area
- Unplanned pregnancy
- Grandmothers -- Fiction
- Magic realism (Literature)
- Mothers and daughters
- Control code
- ocm70199894
- http://library.link/vocab/cover_art
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- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- http://library.link/vocab/discovery_link
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- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- vi, 323 p.
- Isbn
- 9780446576918
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2006020985
- System control number
- (OCoLC)70199894
Subject
- Caribbean Area -- Fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Grandmothers -- Fiction
- Magic realism (Literature)
- Abandoned boys
- Black Canadian fiction
- Canadian fiction
- Caribbean Area
- Dysfunctional families
- Fathers -- Death
- Foster children
- Grandmothers
- Literary fiction
- Magical realism
- Middle-aged women
- Mothers and daughters
- Self-discovery in women
- Unplanned pregnancy
Genre
- Fantasy fiction
- Fiction
- Magic realism (Literature)
- Black Canadian fiction
- Canadian fiction
- Literary fiction
- Magical realism
Member of
- Prix Aurora/Aurora Awards: Best Novel
- Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic: Adult
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Awards
Awards of The new moon's arms, Nalo Hopkinson- Award
- Prix Aurora : Best Novel, 2008.
- Award
- Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2008.
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