Zalika Reid-Benta’s work is protected by copyright (published by Penguin Random House Canada, 2019). While some older books enter the public domain, this contemporary title is still very much under active copyright protection.
The book serves as a historical document of Toronto’s Eglinton West strip. As Kara grows up, we watch the Jamaican bakeries and record shops get replaced by condos and chains. Frying Plantain preserves a specific time and place that is rapidly vanishing. frying plantain book pdf