Proof I Was Here

What's the point of trying to leave a mark when everything disappears? This question is at the heart ofProof I Was Here, a novel that tells the picaresque coming-of-age story of a young thief and aspiring artist who attempts to reboot her life on the streets of Barcelona after an unexpected breakup. Hailing from Toronto, where she has an assault charge waiting, Niki is outside of Canada for the first time. The pickpockets, squatters and graffiti artists she meets challenge her to reassess her ideas about luck and art. With the help of a passionate Catalan separatist who dreams of building a new country from the ground up, Niki realizes that starting her life over from scratch could be an opportunity if she can just get back to Toronto in time to clear her name. (From Wolsak & Wynn)

Proof I Was Here is available in June 2019.

Becky Blake won the 2013 and 2017 CBC Nonfiction Prize.

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Interviews with Becky Blake

CBC Books5:28Becky Blake on Morning Edition

The CBC Nonfiction Prize winner discusses her story "Trust Exercise" with Craig Norris.

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The winner of the 2017 CBC Nonfiction Prize talks to Gill Deacon.