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Name: The flying Troutmans
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Miriam Toews

Hattie Troutman, living a quiet life in Paris, is jolted back to her Manitoba roots when Min, her sister, brings her a call from Min’s eleven‑year‑old son, begging for his mother’s help. With Min’s own turmoil and a family plagued by mental illness and fragility, Hattie must confront the deep scars of their shared upbringing and the complex dynamics of a fatherless household. The novel explores the bonds of kinship, the weight of maternal deprivation, and the ever‑present undercurrent of humor amid the raw realities of a dysfunctional family.

First publish date: 2008

Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Parenthood & Family Fiction

Authors: Miriam Toews

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