Down the Coast by Mairuth Sarsfield
Down the Coast by Mairuth Sarsfield
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Published in its original English version under the title No Crystal Stair in 1997, Down the Hill evokes the author's childhood in the Montreal district of Little Burgundy during the Second World War. This bittersweet novel tells the The efforts of a proud young widow to raise her three daughters, defying the obstacles imposed by sexist laws, insidious racism and social class. It paints a portrait of the tight-knit black community, with the scene vibrant jazz in this Montreal neighborhood at the time of Oscar Peterson and the famous Rockhead's Paradise club.
No Crystal Stair was one of four books nominated for the CBC's Canada Reads competition in 2005. The reissue in the original English version of this novel, which has been out of print for several years, and its French translation, finally make this landmark work of fiction known to a new generation of readers.
No Crystal Stair was one of four books nominated for the CBC's Canada Reads competition in 2005. The reissue in the original English version of this novel, which has been out of print for several years, and its French translation, finally make this landmark work of fiction known to a new generation of readers.
