—THEA LIM, author of An Ocean of Minutes
“A haunting and heartbreaking book. With devastating accuracy, Jael Richardson charts the life of a girl born into a cold, stratified world, one in which the basic human desire to survive becomes an act of rebellion.”
—OMAR EL AKKAD, author of American War
“Both familiar and fantastical . . . Gutter Child is a story told by a writer brilliant in her craft and keenly attuned to her readers. This is a book you can’t just read; you feel it, you hear it, you carry it with you.”
—CHERIE DIMALINE, author of Empire of Wild and The Marrow Thieves
“So meticulous it reads as effortless . . . with a cinematic quality that brings the characters, story and setting to life with particular vividness and intensity. An absolute must-read.”
—ZALIKA REID-BENTA, author of Frying Plantain
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Gutter Child
Copyright © 2021 by Jael Richardson.
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Epub Edition JANUARY 2021 Epub ISBN: 978-1-4434-5783-5
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: Gutter child : a novel / Jael Richardson.
Names: Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980- author.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200358855 | Canadiana (ebook) 20200359045 ISBN 9781443457828 (softcover) | ISBN 9781443457835 (ebook)
Classification: LCC PS8635.I33345 G88 2021 | DDC C813/.6—dc23
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