A Boy Of Good Breeding.A Boy Of Good Breeding politeness; genteel deportment. See also: Breeding Miriam Toews Miriam Toews (pronounced tâves), (born 1964 in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian writer of Mennonite descent. She grew up in Steinbach, Manitoba and has lived in Montreal and London, before settling in Winnipeg, Manitoba. BTC BTC Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (crude oil pipeline) BTC Belgische Technische Coöperatie (Dutch: Belgian Technical Cooperation) BTC Berlinale Talent Campus BTC Business Travel Coalition Audio Books/Goose Lane Editions 469 King Street, Fredericton, NB, Canada, E3B 1E5 www.gooselane.com 086492464X $24.95 1-888-926-8377 Winner of the McNally Robinson Book of the Year award and ably narrated by Ruth McIntosh, A Boy Of Good Breeding by Miriam Toews is an abridged audiobook set in a small Canadian town--a town so small that the Mayor schemes to keep the population at an even 1,500 to win a contest for being the smallest town in the nation. Young mother Knute and her four-year-old daughter have returned to town to escape the havoc of the big city, but when the mayor enlists Knute for his schemes, she must figure out how to keep the town population down when folks keep getting married, having babies, and more. The return of Knute's old boyfriend Max further complicates issues in this charming, down-home folksy folk·sy adj. folk·si·er, folk·si·est Informal 1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior. 2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town. 3. story, originally broadcast on CBC radio. 3 CDs, 4 hours. |
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