Introducing Carrieanne Leung-Toronto Book Award Finalist and Scarborough Author

CBC BOOKS: HOW I WROTE IT
Posted: Apr 24, 2018 
Last Updated: January 2

How Carrianne Leung Drew on her Scarborough Roots to Tackle Sensitive Subjects

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​CBC Books · Posted: Mar 01, 2017
​ Last Updated: June 8, 2018
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Miramar Woo is a bit on the shy side, but with a secret adventurous streak on the inside. On the day she graduates from high school, her father suddenly dies in a tragic accident. As her family copes with their loss, her siblings develop mysterious talents that propel them to fame and fortune. Meanwhile, Miramar's mother struggles with paranoia. Is Miramar all alone now? The Wondrous Woo is a story about discovering your true self and coping with sudden loss and change.

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Life is never as perfect as it seems. Tensions that have lurked beneath the surface of a shiny new subdivision rise up, in new fiction from the author of the Toronto Book Award—shortlisted The Wondrous Woo
The suburbs of the 1970s promised to be heaven on earth—new houses, new status, happiness guaranteed. But in a Scarborough subdivision populated by newcomers from all over the world, a series of sudden catastrophic events reveals that not everyone’s dreams come true. Moving from house to house, Carrianne Leung explores the inner lives behind the tidy front gardens and picture-perfect windows, always returning to June, an irrepressible adolescent Chinese-Canadian coming of age in this shifting world. Through June and her neighbours, Leung depicts the fine line where childhood meets the realities of adult life, and examines, with insight and sharp prose, how difficult it is to be true to ourselves at any age. 
Carrianne Leung's previous book, The Wondrous Woo was also a finalist for the Toronto Book Award.

Carrianne Leung’s That Time I Loved You is a memorable, bewitching read
​The Globe and Mail Book Review post April 12, 2018 BY MARISSA STAPLEY

Scarborough author Carrianne Leung reflects on 'That Time I Loved You'
​ toronto.com post JUL 16, 2018 BY MIKE ADLER

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