Parts of this novel are narrated by Winnifred, the tortoise, and other parts are narrated by Audrey, but all are highly enjoyable. Audrey returns home to find that her father has passed away, and for the rest of her visit she spends time coming to terms with her father's death and how her life has changed. Audrey flies home from her apartment in the United States, making arrangements for her tortoise, Winnifred, to stay behind with friends of hers.
John's, Newfoundland after being hit by an errant Christmas tree hanging off of a passing truck. Her father is in a coma (or comma as Audrey refers to it) back home in St. Now I was really intrigued, so it wasn't long after I received it that I started reading it.Ĭome, Thou Tortoise is the story of Audrey (Oddly) Flowers. Shortly after I had won it, but before I had actually received it, I was in the Indigo store in Toronto to attend Emily Giffin's book signing, and I saw this book on display with a whole bunch of stickers stuck to the front saying that various employees recommended it. Katrina called it "incomparable", and she had special ordered it from Canada, because it's not available in the US. When I won Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant from Katrina at Stone Soup, I had never heard of it.
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