A Complicated Kindness
byMiriam Toews
Genres: FictionLife-Rediscovery Journeys
Who is this book for? Readers interested in coming-of-age stories and family dynamics.
Topics IdentityFamilyHope
MoodReflective, Light-hearted
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
We're Mennonites. As far as I know, we are the most embarrassing sub-sect of people to belong to if you're a teenager. Sixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel longs to hang out with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull in New York City's East Village. Instead she's trapped in East Village, Manitoba: a town with no train station, no bar, and where job prospects consist of slaughtering chickens at the Happy Family Farms abattoir. Since her mother and sister have left home, Nomi lives with her father, Ray, a sweet yet hapless schoolteacher. Fighting against the restraints of the town, Nomi's longing for a future of opportunity and hope sets her on course towards a climax at once startling and inevitable.
Language
en
Published on
01/01/2018
Pages
246
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571341009
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