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Lemon Kindle Edition

by Cordelia Strube (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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Longlisted for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize!


Shortlisted for the 2010 Trillium Book Award!


Lemon has three mothers: a biological one she’s never met, her adopted father’s suicidal ex, and Drew, a school principal who hasn’t left the house since she was stabbed by a student. She has one deadbeat dad, one young cancer-riddled protégé, and two friends, the school tramp and a depressed poet.


Figuring the numbers are against her, Lemon just can’t be bothered trying to fit in. She spurns fashion, television, and even the mall. She reads Mary Wollstonecraft and gets pissed off that Jane Eyre is such a wimp. Meanwhile, the adults in her life are all mired in self-centredness, and the other kids are getting high, beating each other up in parks, and trying to outsex one another. High school is misery, a trial run for an unhappy adulthood of bloated waistlines, bad sex, contradictions, and inequities, and nothing guidance counsellor Blecher can say will convince Lemon otherwise.


But making the choice to opt out of sex and violence and cancer and disappointment doesn’t mean that these things don’t find you. It will be up to Lemon if she can survive them with her usual cavalier aplomb.

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    October 14, 2005
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'Bitingly funny ... In introducing readers to the indomitable Lemon, Strube has taken us on a remarkable trip ― part literary kaleidoscope, part emotional roller coaster ― into the life and mind of a young girl searching for a love she can’t quite bring herself to believe in.' – National Post

'[Cordelia Strube is] Canada's best bet to succeed Alice Munro.' – Toronto Star

'The sleeper Can-Lit hit.' – Chatelaine



'Bitingly funny ... In introducing readers to the indomitable Lemon, Strube has taken us on a remarkable trip — part literary kaleidoscope, part emotional roller coaster — into the life and mind of a young girl searching for a love she can’t quite bring herself to believe in.' – National Post

'[Cordelia Strube is] Canada's best bet to succeed Alice Munro.' – Toronto Star

'The sleeper Can-Lit hit.' – Chatelaine

About the Author

Cordelia Strube is an accomplished playwright and the author of nine critically acclaimed novels, including Alex & Zee, Teaching Pigs to Sing, and Lemon. Winner of the CBC literary competition and a Toronto Arts Foundation Award, she has been nominated for the Governor General’s Award, the Trillium Book Award, the WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the Prix Italia, and longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Strube is a two-time finalist for ACTRA’s Nellie Award celebrating excellence in Canadian broadcasting and a three-time nominee for the ReLit Award. She lives in Toronto.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005GEZ1JU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Coach House Books (October 14, 2005)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2005
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 499 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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Stark Daley
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not a lemon
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2011
This may arguably be Strube's best book yet, and definitely deserves the award nominations and great press that it garnered.

While she still has the dark humor and compelling angst of her earlier books, at least this time, like Pandora's jar, she left us with hope -- unlike the bleak emotional nihilism of earlier works, like The Barking Dog. The story compels you to keep reading, then stays with you after you've finished.

The title character, Lemon, is unforgettable, and takes you on a poignant, moving journey of self-discovery that amplifies the struggles of today's teens. Lemon is surrounded by a supporting cast of often-dysfunctional yet thoroughly captivating characters. Readers may find some parts disturbing, but that's likely because they hit so close to home.

A brilliant work and a fabulous read.
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Kaygee
4.0 out of 5 stars I do like a Strube story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2013
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This wasn't my favourite of Cordelia Strube, I much prefer Dr. Kalbfleisch and the Chicken Restaurant. However, this was an enjoyable read too.
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timmy1putt
4.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Read It Straight Through
Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2010
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If I had gotten this on a Friday, I would have read it in one sitting on the weekend. It is that good, However, I did find Lemon seemed like two books. The first half was extremely funny and couldn't put it down. The second is more serious with less wit and drags a bit. However, overall is was a good read.
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