Hannon has lived in the same Halifax neighbourhood her whole life, observing buildings come and go. As people and neighbourhoods change, the memory of how things were is increasingly challenging to conjure (but no less loved).Citymouseexamines the ways that we begin to mourn places and experiences before weve lost them.
Combining memoir elements, illustrated architectural spaces, portraits of loved ones and text, a story emerges that feels at once like a family album, time capsule, secret diary and a poem, reflecting the ebb and flow of her experiences straining to stay present while running in circles that bring constant reminders of the past. In other words, what it feels like to bloom where you were planted.