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Miriam Toews' new novel brings us back to the beloved voice of her award-winning, #1 bestseller A Complicated Kindness , and to a Mennonite community in the Mexican desert. Original and brilliant, she is a master of storytelling at the height of her powers, who manages with trademark wry wit... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Aggie: Irma's sister.
- Marijke: A German-Mennonite hired by Diego to act in his movie.
- Wilson: A crew member working on Diego's movie. He is dying slowly as his veins keep collapsing.
- Jorge: Irma's husband.
- Alfredo: A Mennonite hired by Diego to act in his movie. He is related to Irma distantly.
- Irma Voth: The title character, a 19 year old Mennonite girl living in the northern parts of Mexico.
- Noehmi: A Mexican girl, anarchist, and student living in Mexico City
- Katie: Irma's deceased older sister.
- Ximena: The newborn sister of Irma and Aggie.
- Elias: Add a description of this character.
- Natalie
- Gustavo
- Sebastian
- Miguel: One of Diego's crew. A 16 year old boy helping with certain tasks on the movie set.
- Diego: The director of the movie who asks Irma for help.
- Tina
- Campo
Setting & Locations edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Miriam Toews (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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