Denison Avenue
Rita O'Sullivan
, Melissa Poremba
, Wayne Ng
, Ms Bookmarked
, Mary Therrien
, Agnes Marshall
, Patricia Johnson
, Barry Kazimer
, Joan Clare
, Janice Hutchinson
, Sarah Schwartz
, Lisa Ostrowski
, Marilyn Stanley
, Marissa Yip-Young
, Joanna McFarlane-Frampton
, Dawn Macdonald
, Emma Parker
, Jocelyn Heisel
, Margaret McKay
, Jude Castillo
, Wiley Ho
, Linda Ham
, Susan Baues
, Tyra Antle
, Sandra Perry
, Noelle Walsh
, Mary-Esther Lee
, Linda Leitch
, Hoda Montazeri
, Andrea Pole
, Natasa Ilic
, Cathalynn Labonte-Smith
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Susan Jang
, Ariane Béland
, Andrea Gillespie
, Teree Hokanson
, Vanessa S
, Deb Philippon
, Marjorie Roy
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Rhona Brinkman
, Elaine Baptie
, Chris Carvalho
, Angela Chiao
, Dani Kat
, Claudie Léveillé
, Claire Gear
, Trish Bowering
, Deanna Radford
, P. Thompson
, Maria Mclean
, Diane Normandin
, Lynn Bechtel
, Janet Miller
, Jennifer Beyak
, Charles Leblanc
, Lorne Daniel
, Karen Kendrick
, Jane Graham
, Christine Lion
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Benita Hartwell
, Randi Ann Doll
, Rachel Edmonds
, Janet Meisner
, C. Ray
, Janice Cournoyer
, Robert Hykawy
, Shannon Lee
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Zara Garcia-Alvarez
, Catherine Westerberg
, Mary Lester
, Denise Duvall
, Susan Toy
, Nancy Reid
, Rodney Cross
, Rosa Cross
, Kim Cappellina
, Ken Gilmour
, Sara Conway
, Kym Marsh
, Brenda Vaccarello
, Catherine Young
, Pamela Bruce
, Diane O'Flaherty
, Sarah Van Dyk
, Lisa Mallia
, Angela Mitchell
, Virginia Reddin
, Debra Fisher
, norma haill
, Joe Mitchell
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A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders
Bringing together ink artwork and fiction, Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes (illustrations) and Christina Wong (text) follows the elderly Wong Cho Sum, who, living in Toronto’s gentrifying Chinatown–Kensington Market, begins to collect bottles and cans after the sudden loss of her husband as a way to fill her days and keep grief and loneliness at bay. In her long walks around the city, Cho Sum meets new friends, confronts classism and racism, and learns how to build a life as a widow in a neighborhood that is being destroyed and rebuilt, leaving elders like her behind.
A poignant meditation on loss, aging, gentrification, and the barriers that Chinese Canadian seniors experience in big cities, Denison Avenue beautifully combines visual art, fiction, and the endangered Toisan dialect to create a book that is truly unforgettable.
