Crammed with humour, sorrow, folly, bravery and the richness of the everyday, Tulchinsky’s fictional treatment of the Lapinsky family and its remarkable fortunes-through the pivotal moment of the 1933 Toronto race riot, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and its attendant social tensions, World War II, and the post-war era-brings to life the character of an entire community.
Crammed with humour, sorrow, folly, bravery and the richness of the everyday, Tulchinsky’s fictional treatment of the Lapinsky family and its remarkable fortunes-through the pivotal moment of the 1933 Toronto race riot, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and its attendant social tensions, World War II, and the post-war era-brings to life the character of an entire community.