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Welcome to the world of the Vinyl Cafe. Meet Dave, the proud 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. Watch while they all bump and stumble through a hilarious year of mistakes, miscues, misunderstandings, and muddle.

The adventures begin in December with Dave's disastrous yet inspired attempts to cook the family turkey. And they move through the seasons to the following Christmas's fiasco, when Dave accidentally spikes the kids' punch bowl at his neighbor's Christmas soiree.

Home from the Vinyl Cafe also explores the tender awkwardness of first love, the challenges presented by a dying guinea pig, and the answer to the question of why a teenager would rather eat vegetables and clean his room than go on a family vacation.

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.

Warm, witty, and moving, these stories will walk right into your life and make themselves at home.

About The Author

Stuart McLean is the host of CBC Radio's The Vinyl Cafe. He is a two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. He lives in Toronto.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 15, 2010)
  • Length: 272 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781451604030

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Raves and Reviews

"Stuart McLean is a natural storyteller with an ear cocked for real talk and a perfect sense of comic timing. In the modern line of Peter DeVries, Garrison Keillor, and fellow Canadian Stephen Leacock, McLean is a sly, entertaining humorist and an expert on the inexhaustible subject of human foibles."
-- Billy Collins

"Like the best humorists, Stuart McLean proceeds by stealth, teasing out the absurd from amidst the familiar one logically illogical step at a time. He sets his tales spinning with an irresistible wit, warmth and verve."
-- Ann-Marie MacDonald, author of Fall On Your Knees

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