John Calabro: 2 books

The Cousin is an extraordinary journey that evolves from going somewhere, in this case Sicily, to ending up somewhere else, in this case, inside the body of a transvestite named Simone. The Cousin deals as much with memory, violence and sexuality as it does with family, self and culture.

Set in the Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale, An Imperfect Man narrates two devastating weeks in the life of Jack Hughes as he battles his left arm and his past.