Heartbreaking and funny, the new novel from one of Canada´s bestselling and best-loved authors centres on a family in search of itself. Sharp and quirky, with a unique comic voice, this is the story of the Troutmans. Hattie returns home from Paris suddenly, to care for her sister Min´s children wile she recovers on a psychiatric ward. Hattie hatches a plan to find the kids´long-lost father, and they pile into the family van, setting off across the country.