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WINNER OF THE 2023 FRED KERNER BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS

FINALIST FOR THE 2023 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE

Grief is like an inside joke you have to have been there to reallygetit

Everything Cassandra Rampersad knows about her familyhistory has been overheard whispered behind a closed door or written in a notebook stowed awayCassandra has always been curious and when a death in the family means she hasto return hometo Toronto it seems like the perfect opportunity to finally discover what it is that no one else will talk about
But uncoveringthe past will never be easy when it has stayed hidden for so longAndwith every new revelation Cassandra realises that there is a reason that her family has never been good at grieving
A powerful meditation on memory and lossWild Firesis a beautifully crafted novel from a stunning new literary voice