Mary-Rose MacKinnon–nicknamed MR or “Mister”–is a successful YA author who has made enough from her writing to semi-retire in her early 40s. She lives in a comfortable Toronto neighbourhood with her partner, Hilary, a busy theatre director, and their 2 young children, Matthew and Maggie, trying valiantly and often hilariously to balance her creative pursuits with domestic demands, and the various challenges that (mostly) solo parenting presents. As a child, Mary-Rose suffered from an illness, long since cured and “filed separately” in her mind. But as her… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Internalised racism
- Homophobia & biphobia
- Paedophilia & child sexual abuse (off-page)
- Child abuse
- Stillbirth (on-page)
- Death of an infant
- Animal death
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