Jones

Growing up in the 1970s and 80s, the two Jones siblings are incredibly close. Abi is vibrant, smart and beautiful; her awkward younger brother adores her. Their father, Pal, is often drunk and full of grandiose plans, uprooting his family on a whim from Montreal to various far-flung US cities. Their mother, Joy, is angry, selfish and rather baffled by her odd but brilliant children. What Abi and Eli want more than anything in life is to escape their toxic parents. But as Abi puts it, no matter where they go, they always end up in their own Jonestown, drinking the same Kool-Aid.

This is a daring, darkly humorous, moving novel, which I had the privilege of working on at Random House Canada. So yes, I'm biased - but I also happen to be pathologically sincere, so you can trust your friendly neighbourhood editor on this one.