The Nap-Away Motel - Softcover

Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1989287174 ISBN 13: 9781989287170

Publisher: Palimpsest Press, 2019

Synopsis

Fiction. LGBTQIA Studies. Young Adult. In the heart of Scarborough sits the Nap-Away Motel, a hunched building providing hidden worlds for its occupants. Within its derelict walls, Suleiman longs to rebuild his broken family, Tiffany creates a fantasy world to escape from her mother's neglect and Ori plans a search for their run-away twin brother. While they grapple with the challenges of mental health, addiction, and grief, the three dwellers manage to forge a friendship over a litter of stray kittens. Together, they find joy in ruin, and hope when everything seems lost.

About this title

From the Back Cover

In the heart of Scarborough sits the Nap-Away Motel, a hunched building providing hidden worlds for its occupants. Within its derelict walls, Suleiman longs to rebuild his broken family, Tiffany creates a fantasy world to escape from her mother?s neglect and Ori plans a search for their run-away twin brother. While they grapple with the challenges of mental health, addiction, and grief, the three dwellers manage to forge a friendship over a litter of stray kittens. Together, they find joy in ruin, and hope when everything seems lost.

About the Author

Nadja is a writer and a veterinarian. Her work has been published in Understorey, Room, Canthius, and The Dalhousie Review. THE NAP-AWAY MOTEL is her first novel. She lives in Toronto with her wife and their two daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palimpsest Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1989287174
• ISBN 13: 9781989287170
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 248