Summer of My Amazing Luck (Paperback)

from judelbug

Loved this book! I live in Canada, and so many of the weather references rang true to me. Thoroughly enjoyed the cast of characters, and the hilarious yet tragic vivid descriptions of common events in a young single mom's life ... 3 wheeled umbrella stroller in the rain, bike riding yuppster pass...

from sleahey

Smart-mouthed Luce, an 18 year old single mother living on the dole in Winnipeg, is the narrator of this story about friendship and hardship. The poverty and loneliness are enough to bring anybody down, but the single mothers living in the public housing make a supportive community with their res...

from LynnB

Lucy is an 18-year-old single welfare mom. She lives in low-income housing, populated largely by other single welfare moms and their children. Miriam Toews has written a story about life as a poor, single mom that rings true, never moralizes, and is at times funny and other times sad but always h...