Indians on vacation

Titre
Indians on vacation

Thomas, King

Sommaire
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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2020

Description matérielle
286 pages ; 24 cm

Selected for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller longlist.

Terme de vedette-matière
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Fiction.
 
Married people -- Fiction.
 
Spirits -- Fiction.
 
Vacations -- Fiction.
 
Postcards -- Fiction.
 
Uncles -- Fiction.

Terme géographique
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Fiction.
 
Europe -- Fiction.

Genre
Humorous fiction.

Résumé
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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781443460545
 
9781443465465

Informations de publication
Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins, 2020.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Edmonton Christian HighFIC KINBook30905000120158Non-Fiction