The Figgs / Ali Bryan.
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- ISBN: 9781988298252 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Freehand Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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- Broadview Press
Meet the Figgs. June, the familyâs matriarch, looks forward to a quiet retirement â if only she can get her three adult children to finally, finally, move out of the house. But her dreams are shattered when her son Derek unexpectedly becomes a single father. Now thereâs a newborn baby at home, and Derekâs older siblings are showing no sign of going anywhere either. In the midst of the chaos, Juneâs husband, Randy, has a shocking revelation.
With family life flying fast and furious around her, June finds herself thinking about her parents â adoptive and biological. Where did she come from? Will her new grandson be traumatized without his mother? And why in the world are all the kids still at home, anyway?
The Figgs combines the quirkiness of Miriam Toews, the startling humour and fierce energy of Heather OâNeill, the heart of Little Miss Sunshine and the unruly family dynamics of Jonathan Tropperâs This Is Where I Leave You into one hilarious, immensely fun novel.
- Univ of Toronto Pr
Finalist for the Leacock Medal for Humour
Meet the Figgs. June, the family's matriarch, looks forward to a quiet retirement ? if only she can get her three adult children to finally, finally, move out of the house. But her dreams are shattered when her son Derek unexpectedly becomes a single father. Now there's a newborn baby at home, and Derek's older siblings are showing no sign of going anywhere either. In the midst of the chaos, June's husband, Randy, has a shocking revelation.
With family life flying fast and furious around her, June finds herself thinking about her parents ? adoptive and biological. Where did she come from? Will her new grandson be traumatized without his mother? And why in the world are all the kids still at home, anyway?
The Figgs combines the quirkiness of Miriam Toews, the startling humour and fierce energy of Heather O'Neill, the heart of Little Miss Sunshine, and the unruly family dynamics of Jonathan Tropper's This Is Where I Leave You into one hilarious, immensely fun novel.