“The more you take away, the bigger I become.”

As a stifling heat wave descends upon the city, a mischievous sinkhole cracks open in the back courtyard of an apartment building and fourteen-year-old Benita is the only one who seems alarmed; her other neighbours are too busy with problems of their own. DJ has to work a second job, Mabs can’t get her laundry to dry, Pete is trying to retire, and Roo is definitely hiding something. But as the sinkhole starts expanding and making mysterious noises, it becomes a problem too large to ignore.

A magical urban fairy tale woven through the lives of intergenerational community members, Adjani Poirier’s Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) is an evocative coming-of-age story that delves deep into the human subconscious, the fear of disappearing, and the vitality of a vibrant working-class neighbourhood.