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A tremendous window into what the lived experience of a refugee and recent immigrant can be like. Its page-long chapters are pieces of humanity and art. I loved that these dives into the characters' lives are so brief and concise that they enable one to put down to the book in moments of awe or overwhelm, to take a pause of minutes or days to digest all the feels and mundane and exceptional poignancy of this story

A tremendous window into what the lived experience of a refugees or recent immigrant to Québec (and likely many other places) can be like. Tremendous poignancy and the mundane intermingle on each page. I love that the chapters are only a page or two long, particularly since this book, thoighneeds to