Indians on vacation

Title
Indians on vacation

Personal Author EPSB
Thomas, King

Summary
Inspired by a handful of old postcards sent by Uncle Leroy nearly a hundred years earlier, Bird and Mimi attempt to trace Mimi's long-lost uncle and the family medicine bundle he took with him to Europe. By turns witty, sly and poignant, this is the unforgettable tale of one couple's holiday trip to Prague. The often grumpy Bird and optimistic Mimi and their wanderings through the European capitals reveal a complicated history, both personal and political.

Year Published
2020

Physical Description
286 pages ; 24 cm

Awards
Selected for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller longlist.

Subject
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Fiction.
 
Married people -- Fiction.
 
Spirits -- Fiction.
 
Vacations -- Fiction.
 
Postcards -- Fiction.
 
Uncles -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Fiction.
 
Europe -- Fiction.

Genre
Humorous fiction.

Summary
Inspired by a handful of old postcards sent by Uncle Leroy nearly a hundred years earlier, Bird and Mimi attempt to trace Mimi's long-lost uncle and the family medicine bundle he took with him to Europe. By turns witty, sly and poignant, this is the unforgettable tale of one couple's holiday trip to Prague. The often grumpy Bird and optimistic Mimi and their wanderings through the European capitals reveal a complicated history, both personal and political.

ISBN
9781443460545
 
9781443465465

Publisher
Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins, 2020.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian HighFIC KINBook30905000120158Non-Fiction