Toews, Miriam 1964- creator author. text novel Domestic fiction. Humorous fiction. Fictional Work Humorous fiction. Domestic fiction. Humorous fiction. Fiction. Romans. nyu 2021 2021 monographic eng

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251 pages ; 22 cm Fight Night is told in the unforgettable voice of Swiv, a nine-year-old living in Toronto with her pregnant mother, who is raising Swiv while caring for her own elderly, frail, yet extraordinarily lively mother. When Swiv is expelled from school, Grandma takes on the role of teacher and gives her the task of writing to Swiv's absent father about life in the household during the last trimester of the pregnancy. In turn, Swiv gives Grandma an assignment: to write a letter to "Gord," her unborn grandchild (and Swiv's soon-to-be brother or sister). "You're a small thing," Grandma writes to Gord, "and you must learn to fight." adult Miriam Toews. "First published in 2021 in Canada by Alfred A. Knopf Canada"--Title page verso. n-cn-on Mothers and daughters Fiction Pregnant women Fiction Grandmothers Fiction Generations Fiction Self-realization in women Fiction Mothers and daughters Fiction Generations Fiction Mères et filles Romans, nouvelles, etc Femmes enceintes Romans, nouvelles, etc Grands-mères Romans, nouvelles, etc Générations Romans, nouvelles, etc Réalisation de soi chez la femme Romans, nouvelles, etc Toronto (Ont.) Fiction 9781635578171 1635578175 2021392490 211229 20240214114319.0 1237252502