We take a look at Suzanne by French-Canadian author, activist and filmmaker Anais Barbeau-Lavalette. Technically a 'fictionalised biography' of the writer's grandmother, this book is a stunning tribute to the creative potential unearthed by a radical endeavour to understand and empathise.

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