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The Raw Light of Morning
Shelly Kawaja
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Publisher:
Breakwater Books Ltd
Breakwater Books Ltd
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Publication Year:
2022
2022
ISBN-13:
9781550819472
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<p><strong><em>The Raw Light of Morning</em> is a powerful debut novel about women and children finding humour and love in the aftermath of domestic violence. </strong></p>
<p>Fourteen-year-old Laurel Long does something unimaginable. In a house at the back end of Woods Road, she commits an act of violence that alters the course of her life. Laurel finds herself living in Stephenville, a small town on Newfoundland’s west coast, trapped in a system of poverty and generational neglect, haunted by trauma. Laurel needs a fresh start, and education is her ticket out, but when her past starts to catch up with her, she must decide how far she will go to protect herself and the ones she loves. </p>
<p>Fourteen-year-old Laurel Long does something unimaginable. In a house at the back end of Woods Road, she commits an act of violence that alters the course of her life. Laurel finds herself living in Stephenville, a small town on Newfoundland’s west coast, trapped in a system of poverty and generational neglect, haunted by trauma. Laurel needs a fresh start, and education is her ticket out, but when her past starts to catch up with her, she must decide how far she will go to protect herself and the ones she loves. </p>
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