The Tin Flute (New Canadian Library)
<i>The Tin Flute</i>, Gabrielle Roy€s first novel, is a classic of Canadian fiction. Imbued with Roy€s unique brand of compassion and compelling understanding, this moving story focuses on a family in the Saint-Henri slums of Montreal, its struggles to overcome poverty and ignorance, and its search for love.<br><br>An affecting story of familial tenderness, sacrifice, and survival during the Second World War, <i>The Tin Flute</i> won both the Governor General€s Award and the Prix F©mina of France. The novel was made into a critically acclaimed motion picture in 1983.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>