Bibliograph

The new moon's arms, Nalo Hopkinson

Type

Label

The new moon's arms, Nalo Hopkinson

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

libretto or text

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Intended audience

Age group: Adult

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The new moon's arms

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

124509460

Responsibility statement

Nalo Hopkinson

Summary

What's in a name? A lot, according to Caribbean-born Chastity, who has adopted the more fitting moniker Calamity. Now in her fifties, true to her name, Calamity is confronting two big life transitions: Her beloved father has just died, and she is starting menopause, a physical shift that has rekindled her special gift for finding lost things. Suddenly she is getting hot flashes that seem to forge objects out of thin air. Suddenly she is getting hot flashes that seem to forge objects out of thin air. Only this time, the lost item that has washed up on the shore is not her old toy truck or her hairbrush, but a 4-year-old boy. As Calamity takes the child into her care, she discovers that all is not as it seems: the boy's family is most unusual. Then Calamity must reawaken to the mysteries surrounding her own childhood and the early disappearance of her mother

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

Classification