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Andrew Kaufman

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Paperback, by Telegram

ISBN10: 1846590868 | ISBN13: 9781846590863

Page count: 298

Rebecca has a most unusual problem: no matter how hard she tries, she can't stop broadcasting her feelings to people around her. Luckily, she's discovered how to trap and store her feelings in personal objects - but just how much emotional baggage can Unit 207, E.Z Self Storage hold?

Lewis is grieving for his wife, Lisa, Rebecca's sister. Inconsolable, he skips Lisa's funeral, flies to Winnipeg, gets a haircut and meets a woman who claims to be God.

At the wheel of stolen Honda Civic is Aberystwyth, aka Aby, driving across Canada to save the soul of her dying mother. She is green, gill-necked, and very comfortable out of water.

An unexpected encounter with Aby seys off a chain of events which sends each of them on a personal quest. Can Rebecca, Lewis, Aby find redemotion before a terrible flood destroys tehir chance at happiness?

A charming tale about love and the power of forgiveness.


Andrew Kaufman was born in the town of Wingham Ontario, Canada, the birthplace of Alice Munro, making him the second best writer from a town of three thousand. He is also a film maker, radio producer and regular contributor to McSweeney's website. He completed a Director's Residency at the Canadian Film Centre and his film Aberistiwith was screened at festivals across Europe and Canada.

He lives in Toronto with his wife and their two children.

His bestselling debut novel, All My Friends Are Superheroes, was published by Telegram in 2006.