![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is an essential read for those looking for stories of historic LGBTQ girlhood peppered with elements of the classic bildungsroman. “Be My Love” is intricately plotted, with a strong sense of place deeply rooted in Canada’s natural beauty and a level of world-building that is unparalleled in Canadian junior fiction. When Una’s budding romance forces Maisie to reckon with feelings of her own, she finds love and community in the most unsuspecting of persons. For as long as she can remember, Maisie has spent her summers on. As Maisie shoulders the burden of her father’s declining mental health, she relishes time spent with her best friend and second cousin Una. Buy a used copy of Be My Love book by Kit Pearson. Maisie, a plucky and tomboyish teen protagonist, looks forward to summers on Kingfisher with her grandparents and extended family. In Pearson’s latest novel, the reader is instantly transported to Kingfisher Island in 1951 as its residents grapple with the lingering effects of the Second World War. “Be My Love” by Kit Pearson, HarperTrophy Canada, 2019, 209 pages.Ĭalling all young readers who crave briny ocean air, unrequited love, dynamic characters and historical fiction: Kit Pearson, a Governor General’s Award-winning author based in Victoria, broke the mould with “Be My Love.” ![]()
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