Home from the Vinyl Cafe: A Year of Stories - Softcover

Mclean, Stuart

4.18

1,811 ratings by Goodreads

9781594482748: Home from the Vinyl Cafe: A Year of Stories

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594482748 ISBN 13: 9781594482748

Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2007

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More hilarious tales are set in and around the Vinyl Cafe, from master-storyteller Stuart McLean. Dave and Morley would tell you that life is what you make it. Unfortunately for them, that means a compilation tape of mistakes, miscues, misunderstandings and muddle. That's not to say there's anything particularly unusual about them. Like the rest of us, they're just doing their best to respond to the challenges of modern life. After all, who hasn't started a small DIY job that, and only hours later found half their house demolished. Who hasn't worried about their son becoming addicted to knitting. Who hasn't tried to toilet-train the cat? Lost an elderly relative on a day out? Or caused mayhem at a school concert? Luckily for Dave and Morley, the chaotic melody of life is underscored by the harmonious sounds of family, friends and neighbours.

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Product Description:

Welcome to the world of the Vinyl Caf�Ž. Meet Dave, the owner of the world's smallest record store. Meet his pal, Kenny Wong, who runs Wong's Scottish Meat Pies. Meet Dave's wife and their children who, along with everyone else in town, bump and stumble through a hilarious year of mistakes, miscues, misunderstandings, and muddle.

Whether it's the mystery of sending kids to camp, the dangers of putting up Christmas lights, or the potential for mayhem at the grocery store, in the hands of humorist and master storyteller Stuart McLean the chaotic melody of daily life is underscored by the harmonious sounds of family, friends, and neighbors.

Review:

'McLean proceeds by stealth, teasing out the absurd from amidst the familiar one logically illogical step at a time' -- Ann-Marie Macdonald, author of Fall on Your Knees and As the Crow Flies

'This is the kind of book that could rescue you from a reading drought. A life-affirming collection of seasonal tales' -- The Daily Mail

'With his year full of tales, McLean paints a movie screen picture of family life' -- Big Issue in the North

'a natural story-teller with an ear cocked for real talk and a perfect sense of comic timing...a sly, entertaining humourist' -- Billy Collins (American poet)

‘A lovely lovely book - uplift is usually so depressing but this is an exception - it's actually uplifting' -- Ian Sansom, author of The Truth about Babies

‘These stories of family life have the same blend of charm and humour as the No1 Ladies Detective series’ -- James Daunt, The Times

‘Whatever your holiday may bring, you’ll find a reassuring tale to rival it here’ -- The Mail on Sunday

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