Misconduct of the Heart

Short Description

Award-winning author Cordelia Strube returns to her unforgettable terrain of the forgotten inner burbs of east Toronto with this scabrous, infinitely humane story of those who work at a small-chain restaurant.

Sales and Market Bullets

On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light received starred reviews from Quill & Quire and Publishers Weekly and won the 2016 Toronto Book Award.
Strube has been a finalist for every major Canadian literary award, including the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Governor General’s Award, and Amazon.ca First Novel Award.
Strube’s previous work is critically acclaimed by the New York Times Book Review, Newsday, all of Canada’s national newspapers, and high-profile Canadian magazines like The Walrus and Chatelaine.
With a sharp, compassionate eye, Misconduct of the Heart tackles difficult and timely topics like PTSD, sexual assault, workers’ rights, and corporate takeover.

Audience

Fans of Cordelia’s previous work
Readers of Miriam Toews
Readers of Dancing on the Edge of the Roof by Sheila Williams or the Netflix film adaptation, Juanita