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Little Fish

A Novel

by Casey Plett
A. Almeida
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WINNER, Amazon Canada First Novel Award; Lambda Literary Award; Firecracker Award for Fiction

Finalist, Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award

A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year

It's the dead of winter in Winnipeg and Wendy Reimer, a thirty-year-old trans woman, feels like her life is frozen in place. When her Oma passes away Wendy receives an unexpected phone call from a distant family friend with a startling secret: Wendy's Opa (grandfather) — a devout Mennonite farmer — might have been transgender himself. At first she dismisses this revelation, but as Wendy's life grows increasingly volatile, she finds herself aching for the lost pieces of her Opa's truth. Can Wendy unravel the mystery of her grandfather's world and reckon with the culture that both shaped and rejected her? She's determined to try.

Alternately warm-hearted and dark-spirited, desperate and mirthful, Little Fish explores the winter of discontent in the life of one transgender woman as her past and future become irrevocably entwined.

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  • Release date

    March 15, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781773055459
      • File size: 235380 KB
      • Duration: 08:10:22

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      A. Almeida narrates the story of Wendy, a 30-year-old woman who is navigating the ups and downs of being transgender. As she deals with the challenges of how people respond to her, she discovers that her Mennonite grandfather also may have been transgender. Almeida brings a youthful dryness to her narration. And it works. The characters have similar-sounding voices--mostly monotone with a little variation in pitch to differentiate Wendy's circle of friends and foes. This dry monotone shapes the story, conveying some dark emotions. Masking and hidden feelings are part of this raw in-your-face novel, and Almeida does well in conveying them. T.E.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2018

      Wendy Reimer is 30 years old, drinking too much, and just scraping by financially. She's also a trans woman, as are most of her friends. Together they form a sort of family, looking out for one another in Winnipeg, Canada. Wendy's ability to cope, however, is challenged when her grandmother dies and she learns that her Mennonite grandfather may have struggled with his assigned gender. As Wendy starts exploring that possibility, she has a lot to deal with, including harassment on the street, violence toward herself and friends, the possibility of losing her job, as well as her Mennonite upbringing. She drifts further into darkness, drinking more, taking risks, and eventually returning to sex work, despite a violent attack on one of her associates. This is Plett's first novel, following the Lambda Award-winning short story collection A Safe Girl To Love and a column in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, in which she discusses her own transition. VERDICT Wendy's voice is engaging and often funny, but this is a dark book--so best for readers who are comfortable exploring that side.--Devon Thomas, Chelsea, MI

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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