Next Year, For Sure by Zoe Leigh Peterson
I devoured this book and it has attached itself to me like a favourite sweater. Peterson’s portrayal of the complexity of relationships – with others and with ourselves – is nuanced and powerful. I found myself holding my breath at times and then pausing to inhale the words to allow them to permeate my body with simultaneous joy, pain, self-reflection, and curiosity. This book will be reread, given as a gift, and will sit on my shelf as a reminder that the story I tell myself about who I am is not necessarily simple but it is mine.
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Kyla Epstein is the Chair of the VPL Board of Trustees, and is in her fourth term as a trustee.
Guest of Honour Paul Hayes also picked Next Year, For Sure!
(Back to the Stay at Home and Read a Book Ball)