Description
In this award-winning coming-of-age novel, Miriam Toews crafts a darkly funny and deeply moving portrait of adolescence through the unforgettable voice of Nomi Nickel, a witty sixteen-year-old navigating life in a rigid Mennonite community on the frozen plains of Manitoba. When her mother and sister mysteriously disappear, Nomi is left to piece together the fractures in her family while confronting the suffocating constraints of fundamentalist religion that governs her small town. With droll humor and raw emotional honesty, Toews explores how faith, family loyalty, and individual desire collide in devastating ways, creating a searing testament to love and loss. This tender yet comic novel balances grief and hope as Nomi grapples with her place in a community that demands conformity while her family crumbles around her. A fierce and unforgettable meditation on belonging and rebellion that will break your heart and make you laugh.
Available Editions
paperback
Counterpoint
Published Sep 6, 2005
264 pages
ISBN: 9781582433226
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews.