Property
By Kate Cayley
Coach House Books
You never know what goes on behind closed doors. The perfectly dressed and manicured young mom secretly hates her husband and pines for the immigrant workman who’s been working on a renovation next door for what seems like years. Her 10-year-old daughter is caught in a toxic relationship with the neighbour girl who’s just mature enough to manipulate her friend into mischief that she’ll never have to answer for. The neighbour’s older brother is in a power struggle with his moms, who themselves are struggling to keep their relationship together. Meanwhile, the immigrant workman is still suffering the effects as the lone survivor of a tragic building accident. And has anybody seen the dog? Through this drama, the rats are just under the surface, taking all they can to survive.