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16. Jan. 1996 · The novel, about a teenage girl who longs to escape her small Russian Mennonite town and hang out with Lou Reed in the slums of New York City, was also nominated for the Giller Prize and was the winning title in the 2006 edition of Canada Reads.
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Summer of My Amazing Luck is the first novel by the Canadian author Miriam Toews published in 1996 by Turnstone Press. It is a humorous novel about "welfare mothers" in a Winnipeg housing complex, who take a summer trip to Colorado.
Summer of My Amazing Luck is Miriam's first novel and a favourite for many die-hard Toews fans. Welcome to Winnipeg's Have-a-Life housing project . . . better known as Half-a-Life. Meet eighteen year-old Lucy and flamboyant Lish, two of the single moms who live there.
About Summer of My Amazing Luck. “ [A] memorable portrait of a struggling young person who finds unexpected resilience and peace . . . Hilarious, heartbreaking, and poignant.” —Booklist. From the author of Women Talking—now an Academy Award-winning film starring Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Frances McDormand, and Jessie Buckley.
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3. Sept. 2006 · Set in fictional Algren, Manitoba, a place so sleepy the most urgent business is catching a stray dog, this winsome book hangs from a slim narrative thread: as part of the federal government’s...
9. Apr. 2019 · When the two mothers and their five children set off on a journey to find him, facing along the way the complications of living in poverty and raising fatherless children, Lucy discovers this just may be the summer of her amazing luck.
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Summer of My Amazing Luck. A Novel. Miriam Toews. Choose a Format. Paperback. Ebook. On Sale: 04/09/2019 | $16.95. 9781640091856 | Paperback 5 x 8 | 240 pages Buy it Now. Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop. Book Description. “ [A] memorable portrait of a struggling young person who finds unexpected resilience and peace . . .
