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The Tiny Wife (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Andrew Kaufman (Author), Jot Davies (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 1 hour and 41 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • Audible Release Date: 1 Sep 2011
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005KKRVIY
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes.

A robber holds up a Canadian bank but instead of stealing money he takes from each person the item of most sentimental value.

As time passes the loss of these items have a dramatic effect on the victims: one discovers God under her sofa, another is attacked by her lion tattoo when it comes to life, and the wife of our narrator starts to shrink.

It is a remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.

Kaufman's debut novel, All My Friends are Superheroes, has become a significant word-of-mouth hit and garnered rave reviews from Marie Phillips, Toby Litt and others. It is soon to be made into a feature film.

This hardback of The Tiny Wife will be a gorgeous gift edition with illustrations.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Curiosity Killed The Bookworm TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
"The robbery was not without consequences. The consequences were the point of the robbery."

When a man in a purple hat walks into the bank with a loaded gun, it's not money he's after but an item of sentimental value from each victim. In the days following this odd robbery, weird things start happening. A tattoo comes alive, a woman discovers she's made of candy and our narrator's wife starts slowly shrinking.

The Tiny Wife is a tiny book, really more of a novella but it's a wonderful, surreal little fable. It manages to be both whimsical and macabre at the same time with an underlying message about taking your life for granted. Not only that, but it's illustrated too, in a shadow puppet style.
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A Novel Novella 17 April 2012
By Lovely Treez TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
The Tiny Wife is a thing of beauty, 80 pages of carefully wrought words enhanced by sharp, silhouette illustrations. Not a single word is wasted in this contemporary fable with echoes of Hans Christian Anderson, the Brothers Grimm and even a little pinch of Italo Calvino.

Our story opens in contemporary Toronto where a thief carries out a bank robbery with a difference - he asks each customer for the object which is of most sentimental value to them. It transpires that they have also handed over part of their soul and each victim experiences rather unpleasant side-effects. The narrator's wife, Stacey, starts shrinking with the worry that she will disappear forever, one woman's husband turns into a snowman, a lion tattoo on a woman's ankle comes to life, another woman turns into candy.

Somehow, these characters who seem to have stepped straight out of a travelling sideshow or Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, retain a whimsical, magical air which lifts them out of the truly macabre. Each reader will take something different from this box of delights, even a moral lesson not to take others for granted if you wish to be educated! A quirky, idiosyncratic read for those who like a little touch of magic in their everyday lives.
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A tiny classic 6 Sep 2011
By Peter Lee TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
During a bank robbery the thief asks those present to hand over their most precious possession, and in return he takes a portion of their soul. In the pages that follow those involved find their lives take a bizarre turn: a woman finds her husband has become a snowman; a baby defecates money; a tattoo of a lion comes to life and pursues its owner; and the "tiny wife" of the title is a woman who starts to shrink, gradually at first, then in bigger steps. Will she eventually disappear?

This wonderful book is undeniably short - 88 pages in a small, "Ladybird" book-sized hardback with simple but effective line drawings - and could easily be read in an hour or so, but you'll want to savour the brilliantly surreal story. Filled with moments of hilarity and incredible sadness this tiny book is an absolute gem, and for me is up there with Kaufman's classic debut "All My Friends Are Superheroes". Granted, the whole shrinking idea has been done before in the likes of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and a book I remember as a child ("The Vanishment of Thomas Tull" - would love to read that one again!) but the bizarre plot in this book is entirely unique, as is Kaufman's priceless sense of humour and the emotion he wrings from such a short tale.

My favourite book of 2011 so far, and unreservedly recommended.
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quirky!!!
A quirky little read for a sunday afternoon, and at times thought provoking. The premise was intriguing and the writing was witty and amusing with a couple of laugh out loud... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rayehill
Whimsy Ahoy!
This reminded me of the children's books 'Flat Stanley'. In this, the wife is shrinking and there isn't panic and hysterics and tears but rather resignation and continuing as... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anna Clare
Intriguing
A strange book, but entertaining. It is only short but has a powerful message and captures your imagination. I enjoyed it because it was so different to the norm.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. Hammond
Tiny and terrific!
I thoroughly enjoyed this short story, and the illustrations were a wonderful bonus!

Imagine losing half your soul in a bank robbery. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Hambledragon
Strange, but fun
I've been meaning to pick up the author's other works for a while now, so when this one popped up on the Amazon daily deal for 99p I thought it was a perfect opportunity to give it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mike N
A Tiny Jewel
I read this tiny book yesterday; in fact The Tiny Wife by Andrew Kaufman is so tiny that I read it all during a session on the exercise bike at the gym. Read more
Published 3 months ago by JohnBrassey
Perfect
Very small, but oh so beautifully formed. The Tiny Wife is really a novella at 88 pages and it is very easy to read the whole book in just one sitting, in fact I expect anyone who... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lincs Reader
The Tiny Book
Despite is short form The Tiny Wife bursts with imagination and depth that some long form novels fail to grasp. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. L. Naish
A Wonderful Whimsical Modern Fairytale
I do love a good adult `fairy tale'; I think in part it is because a secret bit of me likes to believe that there is magic out there in the world. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Simon Savidge Reads
Tight, entertaining novelette
Not sure if this is long enough to qualify as a novella, it's more of a novelette, and a rather entertaining one. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D Belbin
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