I’d never heard of Lesley Crewe but she is now my latest favourite Canadian author! I thoroughly enjoyed this coming-of-age father-daughter story set in Montreal in the 60’s. It’s funny, surprising, down-to-earth, and I couldn’t put it down. I loved the touching, heartfelt story that has a light-hearted feel and a bit of gutsy irreverent sass thrown in to keep things lively. She balances humour and sadness really well.
Audrey is a character you can’t stop rooting for. She is a lot of things: articulate, disarming, forthright, and because she considers herself an amateur spy, she is nosy! But the biggest mystery Audrey needs to solve, is why she doesn’t have a mother and what happened to her. No one will tell her anything, and she intends to find out the truth for herself!
Funny story about how I came to read this latest book by the author. You might recognise the trajectory. Everyone had been talking about her earlier novel called The Spoon Stealer. which I had purchased on my Kindle just before a trip to Europe. Somehow I never got to it on the plane (too many movies). Then when I got back home I went to the library to pick up some holds and noticed Nosy Parker sitting on the new and notable shelf!
I do plan to read more by this author (probably starting with the one I bought already). Most of her books are set in Cape Breton where she lives; this one is set in the Montreal of her childhood.
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