Cycling to Asylum (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781928049227)

In a near-future New York subject to an increasingly hostile government, Laek, a non-conformist history teacher, and Janie, an activist lawyer, struggle to lead good and useful lives. After Laek is badly injured in a brutal confrontation with the police, they are forced to leave their home and loved ones behind, fleeing across the border by bicycle with their two young children. In a Montr al that the future has also transformed, the family faces new challenges: convincing the authorities to grant them refugee status and integrating into Qu bec society. Will they find safety in their new home? Told from the points of view of the four family members, Cycling to Asylum, longlisted for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.is a unique work of interstitial fiction from an exciting new Montreal author.