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Canadian Book Review ~ I Remember Lights!


Happy publication to award-winning Canadian poet Ben Ladouceur and his first novel, I Remember Lights (Book*hug Press). 

About I Remember Lights:

In summer 1967, love is all you need... but some forms of love are criminal. As the spectacular Expo ’67 celebrations take shape, a young man new to Montreal learns about gay life from cruising partners, one- night stands, live-in lovers, and friends. Once Expo begins, he finds romance with a charismatic visitor, but their time is limited. When the fireworks wither into smoke, so do their options. A decade later, during the notorious 1977 police raid on a gay bar called Truxx, he comes to understand even more about the bitter choice, so often made by men like him, between happiness and safety. 

I Remember Lights is a vital reminder of forgotten history and a visceral exploration of the details of queer life: tribulation and joy, exile and solidarity, cruelty and fortitude.

Find Remember Lights wherever books are bought or borrowed. 

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