num_pages: 272
description: Welcome to the world of the Vinyl Café. Meet Dave, the owner of the world's smallest record store. Meet his pal, Kenny Wong, who runs Wong's Scottish Meat Pies. Meet Dave's wife and their children who, along with everyone else in town, bump and stumble through a hilarious year of mistakes, miscues, misunderstandings, and muddle.Whether it's the mystery of sending kids to camp, the dangers of putting up Christmas lights, or the potential for mayhem at the grocery store, in the hands of humorist and master storyteller Stuart McLean the chaotic melody of daily life is underscored by the harmonious sounds of family, friends, and neighbors.
language: English
title: Home from the Vinyl Cafe: A Year of Stories
titlecomplete: Home from the Vinyl Cafe: A Year of Stories
genres: Canada, Family, Comedy, Adult, Short Stories, Humor, Canadian Literature, Fiction, Contemporary, Anthologies
ratings_count: 1776
series: Vinyl Cafe
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal
publisher: Granta Books