Fight Night

Author(s): Miriam Toews

General Fiction

'Sets standards for grandmotherly swearing and outspokenness I can never hope to match. Go Grandma Elvira!' Margaret Atwood INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORLONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 'Go Grandma Elvira!' - Margaret Atwood 'Wickedly funny and fearlessly honest.' - The New Yorker 'Glorious.' - Sarah Moss You are a small thing, and you must learn to fight. Swiv has taken this advice too literally. Now she's suspended from school, in the care of her foul-mouthed, hilarious grandmother. Mom is busy being pregnant, so Grandma gives Swiv a very different education. Swiv learns maths with Amish jigsaws and How to Dig a Winter Grave. Grandma's methods may be unorthodox, but she has faced the worst of life with a wild, independent spirit and this is what she hopes to pass on. Time is running short. Grandma's health is failing and the baby is on the way - can Grandma inspire this fire in Swiv, and ensure it never goes out?Poignant, hilarious and deeply moving, Fight Night is a girl's love letter to the women raising her and a tribute to one family's fighting spirit. 'A love letter to our brave and brilliant matriarchs.' - Glamour 'Miriam Toews is a genius.' - R. O. Kwon 'As compelling and hilarious and indecently sad as life can be.' - Financial Times

This is a used book in good condition, meaning that it shows signs of wear but has no major defects.


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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780571370733
  • : Faber
  • : Faber Fiction
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Miriam Toews
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 813.6