In 1968, into the beautiful, spare environment of remote coastal Labrador, a mysterious child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor girl, but both at once. Only three people know the secret — the baby's parents, Jacinta and Treadway, and their neighbour Thomasina. They decide to raise the child as a boy named Wayne. As Wayne matures in his father's hunting-centred culture, an internal feminine identity persists and is quietly supported by the women around him — a haunting exploration of one individual's journey to uncover their true identity within a society that rejects ambiguity. source
Places
- FeaturesDowntown St. John's↗
The novel's third act moves to St. John's, where the protagonist finds a self the outport couldn't hold.
Grove Atlantic publisher page for Annabel. — source
