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The Tiny Wife
- Author
- Andrew Kaufman
- Narrator
- Jot Davies
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 1 September 2011
- Run Time
- 1 hour 41 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes.
A robber holds up a Canadian bank but instead of stealing money he takes from each person the item of most sentimental value.
As time passes the loss of these items have a dramatic effect on the victims: one discovers God under her sofa, another is attacked by her lion tattoo when it comes to life, and the wife of our narrator starts to shrink.
It is a remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.
Kaufman’s debut novel, All My Friends are Superheroes, has become a significant word-of-mouth hit and garnered rave reviews from Marie Phillips, Toby Litt and others. It is soon to be made into a feature film.
This hardback of Tiny Wife will be a gorgeous gift edition with illustrations.
Critics Review
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'Clever. Brilliant. Funny. Moving.' CECILIA AHERN
‘It blew me away!’ MARIE PHILLIPS, author of GODS BEHAVING BADLY
‘A little book with a big impact’ THE LADY
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Details
- Author
- Andrew Kaufman
- Narrator
- Jot Davies
- Duration
- 1 hour 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 2011
- ISBN
- 9780007449620
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Romance, True stories of discovery, Humour collections and anthologies, Memoirs, Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction, Small-scale, secular and domestic scenes in the arts, Comedic plays, Anthologies
Synopsis
A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes. A robber holds up a Canadian bank but instead of stealing money he takes from each person the item of most sentimental value. As time passes the loss of these items have a dramatic effect on the victims: one discovers God under her sofa, another is attacked by her lion tattoo when it comes to life, and the wife of our narrator starts to shrink. It is a remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time. Kaufman’s debut novel, All My Friends are Superheroes, has become a significant word-of-mouth hit and garnered rave reviews from Marie Phillips, Toby Litt and others. It is soon to be made into a feature film. This hardback of Tiny Wife will be a gorgeous gift edition with illustrations.
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