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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Toews, Miriam, 1964-     Subjects     Aunts -- Fiction.     Nephews -- Fiction.     Nieces -- Fiction.     Children of parents with mental disabilities -- Fiction.     Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.     Mental illness -- Fiction.     Maternal deprivation -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Toews, Miriam, 1964-       by title:      The flying Troutmans...       by call number:      FICTION TOE     Search the Web     Toews, Miriam, 1964-     Aunts -- Fiction.     Nephews -- Fiction.     Nieces -- Fiction.     Children of parents with mental disabilities -- Fiction.     Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.     Mental illness -- Fiction.     Maternal deprivation -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The flying Troutmans / Miriam Toews. by Toews, Miriam, 1964- A.A. Knopf Canada, c2008. Call #: FICTION TOE Subjects Aunts -- Fiction.   Nephews -- Fiction.   Nieces -- Fiction.   Children of parents with mental disabilities -- Fiction.   Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.   Mental illness -- Fiction.   Maternal deprivation -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780307397508 (2009 Vintage Canada ed.) 9780307397492 Edition:  1st ed. Description:  275 p. ; 22 cm. Summary:  "After Hattie's sister ends up back in the psych ward, Hattie must take care of her 11-year-old and 15-year old kids. Overwhelmed, she decides a road trip to find their long-gone father is just what they need. A humerous adventure about getting to know your family and yourself." -- Youth Services Team, HPL. A road novel helped along by a lovably nutty cast, the story follows a ragtag crew as they crisscross America. Hattie, recently dumped in Paris by her moody, adjective-hating boyfriend, returns home to Canada after receiving an emergency phone call from her niece. Turns out, Hattie's sister, Min, is back in the psych ward, and her kids, 11-year-old Thebes and 15-year-old Logan, are fending for themselves. Thus the quirky trio--purple-haired, wise-beyond-her-years Thebes, recently expelled brother Logan and overwhelmed Hattie--embark on a road trip to the States to find the kids' long-missing father. What follows is a quest in which the characters learn about themselves and each other as they weather car repairs, sleazy motel rooms and encounters with bizarre people. Genre:  Road fiction. Canadian fiction. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION TOE Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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