Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab

Long-listed for Canada's Scotiabank Giller Prize.Short-listed for the Lambda Literary Award.Readers who enjoy rich details of place will find Mootoo's writing about her settings to be luxuriant; we are especially treated to abundant descriptions of Trinidad... A] thoughtful exploration of place and identity.--Kirkus ReviewsMootoo's character-driven novel is rich in setting and slow in pace, inviting the reader to linger over its closely observed details. --BooklistMootoo has produced a stunning meditation on story... This novel] portrays the beautiful (yet often tense) bond between a parent and child, the complexities of immigration, the fluidity of gender, and provides a juxtaposition between two extreme climates, Toronto and Trinidad. It is a gorgeously written novel.--National Post (Canada)Jonathan Lewis-Adey's mother left when he was nine, but when he finds his estranged parent again, he is surprised to find that the person he knew as his mother has become a man named Sydney. Set i