Kirjahaku

A novel inspired by the original screenplay for the award-winning feature film Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor, about a young trans woman who returns to her family farm in the wake of her mother's death, written by celebrated actor and screenwriter Shelley Thompson. The MacInnes family is grieving. The loss of Miranda has devastated her husband, John Andrew, her eldest daughter, Tammy, and her youngest child, Dawn. Not Donnie anymore but Dawn, like sunrise, who transitioned while her mother received cancer treatment -- without the rest of the family knowing. Now, when Dawn leaves Halifax for rural Nova Scotia to attend her mother's funeral, she knows she'll be meeting her sister and father for the first time as herself. With Dawn's revelation, John Andrew and Tammy find themselves grieving for the son and brother they once knew, while Tammy's fianc , Byron, becomes an unexpected ally. Between the complicated reaction from her family, unwanted attention from local bigots, and whispers from curious neighbours, Dawn wonders if she can ever really come home. A work of fierce allyship, of enduring love, and of gentle hope, ROAR follows a family through grief and estrangement as they become catalysts for change in their rural community. Told from multiple points of view, with confidence and tenderness, actor and screenwriter Shelley Thompson's debut novel is profoundly authentic, drawing on her own experience as the mother of a trans child and a fierce activist for the trans community.

A beautifully written collection of short stories set in wintertime, exploring the complexities of the holiday season, from the celebrated author of ROAR. Oh, Christmas. We remember what we had. Who we've lost. How we ache. We remember disasters and triumphs and the deepest, sweetest friends, telling the hardest truths. From celebrated filmmaker, actor, and novelist Shelley Thompson comes a collection of stories, both cherished and fresh as new-fallen snow. A blend of historical and contemporary, written in breathtaking prose, the stories in Winter Sky reflect the season's contrasts: the light and the dark, the complexity and the comfort. In "The Compass," a chance encounter on a bus during a winter storm leads to the unravelling of a family mystery decades old. In "The Goat's Christmas Carol," an unexpected trio of carollers visits the home of a sick child on Christmas Eve, bringing not gold, frankincense, and myrrh but gifts of song, community, and a future. In "Winter Sky," the constellations provide company, and inspiration, for a young prairie boy on his early-morning walks to school. In "The Thing of It Is," a couple's never-ending home renovation binds them to a carpenter whose wisdom lies in recognizing what the heart needs to build comfort and joy. Just like the season itself, these stories bring heartache and delight, and the wonder of gazing up at a winter's sky.