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The Flying Troutmans

By Miriam Toews
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The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews is a poignant and darkly comic tale that follows Hattie Troutman, who takes an impromptu road trip across North America with her niece and nephew. The journey is sparked by a family crisis, and as they travel, the characters confront complex family dynamics and personal challenges. The book explores themes of love, responsibility, and the search for belonging.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories about family dynamics, unexpected road trips, and the complexities of human relationships. With a mix of humour and heart, it explores the bonds between characters and their pursuit of understanding and connection. If you appreciate narratives that blend quirkiness with emotional depth, this might be a great read for you.

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The Flying Troutmans

A heartbreaking and funny story of a family in search of itself, from one of Canada's bestselling and best-loved authors.

The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews is a heartbreaking and funny story of a family in search of itself, from one of Canada's bestselling and best-loved authors.

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Meet the Troutmans. Hattie is living in Paris, city of romance, but has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Min, her sister back in Canada, is going through a particularly dark period. And Min's two kids, Logan and Thebes, are not talking and talking way too much, respectively.

When Hattie receives a phone call from eleven-year-old Thebes, begging her to return to Canada, she arrives home to find Min on her way to a psychiatric ward, and becomes responsible for her niece and nephew.

Realising that she is way out of her league, Hattie hatches a plan to find the kids' long-lost father. With only the most tenuous lead to go on, she piles Logan and Thebes into the family van, and they head south ...

The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews is a captivating tale of family dynamics, adventure, and the unpredictable journey of trying to reunite a family.

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The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews is praised for its engaging narrative and emotional depth. Reviewers appreciate its blend of humour and poignancy, highlighting the strong character development and compelling portrayal of family dynamics. The novel's road trip setting serves as a backdrop for exploration of themes like resilience and unconditional love.

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ISBN: 9780571341023

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 225g

Pages: 288

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Miriam Toews

About the Author

Miriam Toews is the author of seven novels: Summer of My Amazing Luck, A Boy of Good Breeding, A Complicated Kindness,The Flying Troutmans, Irma Voth, All My Puny Sorrows, and Women Talking, and one work of non-fiction, Swing Low: A Life. She is a winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, the Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and the Writers Trust Marian Engel/ Timothy Findley Award. She lives in Toronto.

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