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Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up in Armstrong, BC. She has worked as an essayist, storyteller and documentary producer for CBC Radio and is the co-artistic director of The Chop Theatre. She is the creator of the popular blog and radio show that became an audiobook, Trying to Be Good: The Healing Powers of Lying, Cheating, Stealing, and Drugs (Author's Republic, 2017). After living an urban life for many years, Symington-Fedy and her family are now enjoying life back in Armstrong, on their rural property near a lake.
“[R]iveting right up until the last page.” —Quill & Quire “An exquisitely written account of the brutality of coming of age, Skid Dogs dives into the lives of a group of small-town teenage girls. A denunciation of the patriarchy, at its core Skid Dogs celebrates female friendships and mother/daughter relationships in all their complicated glory. Fuelled by palpable grief and rage, this moving, hilarious, gripping memory piece wraps the dual themes of loss of innocence and loss of sanctuary around each other, ultimately asking: who is the enemy?” —Carmen Aguirre, actor, playwright and author of Mexican Hooker #1 and My Other Roles Since the Revolution “In this raw and vulnerable memoir, Emelia Symington-Fedy adopts her reader into a group of girls, vicious and protective as a pack of dogs, as they navigate a world where bruises are currency, gossip brings celebrity and every boy has the power to smear a girl’s radiance. Skid Dogs is a visceral and shameless peak under the hemline of girlhood.” —Susan Sanford Blades, author of Fake It So Real “This book is real life and that’s what makes it haunting: it’s laughing off rape because that’s what’s expected of you, it’s forever friendships that keep you afloat. Beautifully written and bravely told, this riveting, raucous memoir is the Stand By Me for girls we’ve all been waiting for.” —Aislinn Hunter, author of The Certainties
