Invisible Boy

A Memoir of Self-Discovery

by Harrison Mooney

On Sale: 09/20/2022

Invisible Boy

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Invisible Boy

A Memoir of Self-Discovery

by Harrison Mooney

On Sale: 09/20/2022

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KOBO Emerging Writer Prize

Governor General’s Literary Award

About the Book

WINNER – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers Prizes for Nonfiction

FINALIST Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction

FINALIST – Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction

A narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard—that of the child at the centre of a transracial adoption—and a searing account of being raised by religious fundamentalists

Harrison Mooney was born to a West African mother and adopted as an infant by a white evangelical family. Growing up as a Black child, Harry’s racial identity is mocked and derided, while at the same time he is made to participate in the fervour of his family’s revivalist church. Confused and crushed by fundamentalist dogma and consistently abused for his colour, Harry must transition from child to young adult while navigating and surviving zealotry, paranoia and prejudice.

After years of internalized anti-Blackness, Harry begins to redefine his terms and reconsider his history. His journey from white cult to Black consciousness culminates in a moving reunion with his biological mother, who waited twenty-five years for the chance to tell her son the truth: she wanted to keep him.

This powerful memoir considers the controversial practice of transracial adoption from the perspective of families that are torn apart and children who are stripped of their culture, all in order to fill evangelical communities’ demand for babies. Throughout this most timely tale of race, religion and displacement, Harrison Mooney’s wry, evocative prose renders his deeply personal tale of identity accessible and light, giving us a Black coming-of-age narrative set in a world with little love for Black children.

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9781443463935
  • ISBN 10: 1443463930
  • Imprint: Patrick Crean Editions
  • On Sale: 09/20/2022
  • Pages: 328
  • List Price:24.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
  • BISAC2 : RELIGION / Cults
  • BISAC3 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)

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