Bottle Rocket Hearts

Bottle Rocket Hearts (Cormorant Books, 2007) by Zoe Whittall
This coming-of-age tale set in 1995 Montreal has it all: love, sex, a referendum and a large, devoted fan base. In his reader recommendation, Michel Sauve wrote:
"I read through this book so fast, it was like drinking a glass of water. It speaks so poignantly of queer life in Montreal during the referendum, that I felt like I had lived the story myself. It's witty, wry and insightful. A must-read!"
Accolades: Zoe Whittall's debut novel took home the Dayne Ogilive Grant Award and won rave reviews, including from the Globe and Mail, which wrote, "Zoe Whittall might just possibly be the cockiest, brashest, funniest, toughest, most life-affirming, elegant, scruffy, no-holds-barred writer to emerge from Montreal since Mordecai Richler." (The book's film rights have also been optioned, so keep your eyes peeled for a movie version in the near future!)

Good read.  Felt like I was really there in the action of Quebec in the 90's.