Throw Down Your Shadows
by Deborah Hemming
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Pub Date Jul 20 2020 | Archive Date Jul 01 2020
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Winnie is a creature of habit, a lover of ritual and stability. If she had her way, not much would change. But when a new family moves to town, Winnie and her three best friends—all boys—find themselves changing quickly and dramatically to impress Caleb, their strange and charismatic new companion. Under Caleb's influence, Winnie and her friends test boundaries, flirt with danger, and in the end, illuminate darkness within each other and themselves.
Following a before and after structure that pivots around a mysterious and devastating fire at a local winery, Throw Down Your Shadows is a compelling exploration of the contours of young friendship and the development of powerful new appetites.
Reminiscent of The Girls by Emma Cline and Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler, this literary coming-of-age story feeds a growing demand in adult fiction for candid portrayals of the young female experience as complex and provocative, and announces a bold new voice in Canadian fiction.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771088381 |
| PRICE | CA$22.95 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
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Featured Reviews
Brooke C, Librarian
It’s not always easy for adult authors to capture the complex essence of teenage characters, but Deborah Hemming did just that; taking us into the mind and heart of Winnie. Her fears, her desires, her faults were laid bare. I remember clearly feeling the same possessiveness and worry that Winnie felt for her friends when I was a teenager, and it’s not an emotion regarding teen characters I have read about in a long time. I enjoyed the alternating chronology and felt it added suspense and depth to the story. There is also a big reveal within that caught me completely by surprise.
The author not only has a way with character descriptions but the scenery as well. She paints us a rich and inviting portrait of an area I have only seen on a map. There are also delectable descriptions of various wines that I wished I could sip and savor as I read along
