Anthony De Sa, author of the story collection "Barnacle Love, " grew up in Toronto s Portuguese community. He graduated from University of Toronto, did his postgraduate work at Queen s University, and attended the Humber School for Writers and Ryerson University. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three boys. This is his first novel. His website is www.anthonydesa.com.
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In 1977 a shoeshine boy, Emanuel Jacques, is brutally raped and murdered in Toronto. In the aftermath of the crime, twelve-year-old Antonio Rebelo and his rapscallion friends explore their Portuguese neighborhood's dark garages and labyrinthine back alley... SEE MORE