A luminous queer historical novel of love and identity, following non-binary Kit from a 1930s Ontario farm through WWII and home again.
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A luminous queer historical novel of love and identity, following non-binary Kit from a 1930s Ontario farm through WWII and home again.
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WINNER OF CANADA READS 2026 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 GILLER PRIZE A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK Evocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways. Born Kathleen to an immigrant Irish farming family in southern Ontario, Kit McNair has been a troublesome changeling since, at ten, they fell through the river ice and drowned—onl...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Love triangle with on-page sexual content; sensual, not highly graphic
Violence & gore
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War injuries, blood, drowning; combat and animal deaths depicted
Profanity
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Cursing and strong language at moderate frequency
Substance use
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Alcoholism themes tied to grief, hardship, and war
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Non-binary and queer leads; identity and queer love are core focus
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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Celtic folk magic and magical realism; mother's healing after drowning
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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WWII backdrop with classism, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ+ bias themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Deadnaming, outing, sexual harassment, bullying; anti-gay and anti-trans bias
Other
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