My face in the light.
My face in the light.
By
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Schabas, Martha, 1980-
Publication Date
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2022
Subject Term
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Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction.
Actors and actresses -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Geographic Term
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Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction.
Genre
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Canadian fiction.
Summary
:
Justine feels uneasy in her marriage, her theatre career and her relationship with her estranged mother, a famous painter. An intuitive and uncanny mimic, distinguished by a pronounced scar across her forehead (the result of a childhood accident), Justine has made acting the centre of her life since she was a teenager, but lately her outwardly charmed life in Toronto has begun to ring false. After a disastrous audition in London, England, a chance encounter with a stranger leads to an unorthodox business proposition that would allow Justine to abandon the world she knows indefinitely. As the complications and contradictions of leaving a life behind swell to the point of crisis, Justine must confront the collateral damage of a traumatic, long-repressed past. In psychologically astute prose full of provocative insights, My Face in the Light is a piercing, poignant novel about truth in art and identity. It's the story of a young woman owning up to the lies she's fallen in love with, and figuring out if she can still recognize herself when she finally lets them go.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780735277632
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic | Adult Fiction | FIC SCH | Checked In |