Description
Join us on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. to launch The Pages of the Sea, the tender debut novel by writer Anne Hawk. Hawk will be in conversation with author Jasmine Sealy.
A story of sisterhood, secrets, and the sacrifices of love set on a Caribbean island in the mid-1960s, The Pages of the Sea is a tenderly lyrical portrait of innocence and an intensely moving evocation of what it’s like to be a child left behind. Kirkus Reviews called it “beautiful, a lyrical and loving portrayal of an island and its people… a unique, scrappy, tender bildungsroman.”
This is a free event, but please RSVP on our Eventbrite page, as capacity is limited.
More about the author:
Anne Hawk grew up in the Caribbean, the U.K. and Canada. She has worked as a journalist, a paralegal and was for many years a secondary school teacher. She is married and lives in London. The Pages of the Sea is her first novel.
More about the moderator:
Jasmine Sealy is a Barbadian-Canadian writer. She is a graduate of the MFA program at the UBC School of Creative Writing where she won the 2020 UBC/HarperCollinsCanada Best New Fiction Prize. Her short fiction has been included in Best Canadian Stories and the Journey Prize anthology. Her debut novel The Island of Forgetting was published in 2022. It won the Amazon Canada First Novel Award.
More about Upstart & Crow:
Located on Granville Island, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events, workshops, literary launches, unique partnerships — and yes, we also sell books!
Health precautions:
We want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill.
Accessibility:
The main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees.
Questions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
The Pages of the Sea
“The writing is confident and precise; evocative of the beauty of the Caribbean and full of sparkling observation.” — The Guardian
