Catherine Hernandez
Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian writer, author and playwright based in Toronto.
Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian writer, author and playwright. In her debut novel, Scarborough, Hernandez tells the multi-voiced story of a neighbourhood that refuses to fall apart in the face of poverty and crime. Weaving together the stories of three children growing up in difficult circumstances with the stories of three adults who are doing their best to help them out, Scarborough was shortlisted for the 2017 Toronto Book Award, the 2018 Trillium Book Award and the 2018 Edmund White Award for debut fiction.
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