A Boy of Good Breeding
Author | : Miriam Toews |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2014-03-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780571268528 |
ISBN-13 | : 0571268528 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Boy of Good Breeding written by Miriam Toews and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knute is a twenty-four-year-old single mother who returns home to Algren with her daughter to look after her father Tom, who has suffered a heart attack. Meanwhile, Hosea Funk, a friend of Tom's and the mayor of Algren has a lot on his mind. The prime minister has promised to pay a visit to whichever town in Canada has the smallest population. Algren has held this position for some time but recent baby booms and returning families, like Knute, threaten to tip Algren over the magic 1500 . . .