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Fish change direction in cold weather : a novel

When his parents tell him that they're splitting up and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day, a storm covers Montreal in a deep layer of ice. As the power goes out across the city and the temperature drops, people must help each other in order to survive. The boy is convinced that it's all his fault. Julie, the exotic dancer who lives across the street, helps Boris, an eccentric Russian mathematician, save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to Alexis, their homophobic neighbour. Three days in the frozen city will turn their lives upside down.

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  • "Froid modifie la trajectoire des poissons"@it

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  • "En janvier 1998, un garçon de 10 ans refuse la séparation de ses parents. Il prie le ciel de lui venir en aide, mais quand une pluie verglaçante mémorable s'abat sur le Québec, il a l'impression que le ciel n'a fait que compliquer les choses. Premier roman."
  • "When his parents split up, a ten-year old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. Then the power goes out and people must turn to each other to survive. But, for one neighbourhood, the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings. Julie, the dancer who lives across the street, helps an eccentric Russian mathematician named Boris to save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to their bad-tempered neighbour Alexis and his son. But will the ice storm bring the boy's parents back together."
  • "Een 11-jarige jongen in Montreal wil de scheiding van zijn ouders niet accepteren en hoopt dat een dagenlang durende, alles ontwrichtende ijzel, die hijzelf in gang denkt te hebben gezet, het gewenste resultaat heeft."
  • "When his parents tell him that they're splitting up and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day, a storm covers Montreal in a deep layer of ice. As the power goes out across the city and the temperature drops, people must help each other in order to survive. The boy is convinced that it's all his fault. Julie, the exotic dancer who lives across the street, helps Boris, an eccentric Russian mathematician, save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to Alexis, their homophobic neighbour. Three days in the frozen city will turn their lives upside down."
  • "When his parents tell him that they're splitting up and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day, a storm covers Montreal in a deep layer of ice. As the power goes out across the city and the temperature drops, people must help each other in order to survive. The boy is convinced that it's all his fault. Julie, the exotic dancer who lives across the street, helps Boris, an eccentric Russian mathematician, save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to Alexis, their homophobic neighbour. Three days in the frozen city will turn their lives upside down."@en
  • "When his parents tell him that they're splitting up and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day, a storm covers Montreal in a deep layer of ice. As the power goes out across the city and the temperature drops, people must help each other in order to survive. The boy is convinced that it's all his fault.</ But at least one neighbourhood will never be the same. Julie, the exotic dancer who lives across the street, helps Boris, an eccentric Russian mathematician, save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to Alexis, their homophobic neighbour, and his son. Three days in the frozen city will turn their lives upside down'but will the ice storm bring the boy's parents back together'</ Sparklingly funny, wise and joyful, <Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather</ reminds us that life is full of the unexpected, and that happy endings might still be possible.</ Praise for <Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather</</ "If it's possible to romp through a natural disaster, Pierre Szalowski does just that. <Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather</ offers a giddy, open-hearted look at the 1998 Ice Storm we might all wish we'd lived through." - Trevor Cole, author of <Practical Jean</</ "A little boy looks out the window of his Montreal apartment and prays for a natural disaster to prevent his parents from divorcing. That is how this magical novel begins. During the course of Pierre Szalowski's ice storm, the lives of the tenants in a building are turned on their heads. They invite strangers into their homes, discover incredible secrets, solve scientific enigmas and fall in love. Leave it to Pierre Szalowski to use a natural disaster as a setting to examine what it means to be openhearted, happy and Quebecoise. It is an exquisite snow globe of a book. Pick it up, turn it upside down and watch the storm begin to fall on Montreal all over again." - Heather O'Neill, author of <Lullabies for Little Criminals</</"@en
  • "Eissturm mit Happy End - die etwas andere Weihnachtsgeschichte Zur Weihnachtszeit erfährt unser Held, ein elfjähriger Junge, dass sich seine Eltern trennen wollen. Seine Welt bricht zusammen, er bittet den Himmel um Hilfe, und tatsächlich beginnt am nächsten Tag der grösste Eissturm, den Montréal je gesehen hat. Das hindert seinen Vater zwar nicht daran auszuziehen, aber er wird wiederkommen ? mit zwei gebrochenen Armen. Der Eissturm verändert auch das Leben der Nachbarn. Da ist beispielsweise Boris Bogdanov, ein Doktorand russischer Herkunft, der die Bahnen seiner Fische mathematisch untersucht ? ein Stromausfall gefährdet seine Resultate. So ist er sehr dankbar dafür, dass Julie, eine Nachtclubtänzerin, ihn und seine Fische bei sich aufnimmt. Er weiss zwar viel, aber er sieht nicht, wie sich Julie nach der wahren Liebe sehnt... Pierre Szalowski hat einen wunderbar komischen und hoffnungsvollen Roman geschrieben, dessen Herzenswärme jedes Eis schmelzen lässt. Über einen Jungen, der an die Macht der Wünsche glaubt."
  • "Once upon a time in a frozen city...strangers fall in love, wishes come true, and lives will never be the same again When his parents split up, and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. When the power goes out and the temperature drops, people must turn to each other to survive. But for one neighbourhood the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings. Julie, the dancer who lives across the street, helps Boris, an eccentric Russian mathematician, save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to Alexis, their embittered neighbour, and his son. But will the ice storm bring the boy's parents back together? Hilarious and heartwarming, "Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather" reminds us that happy endings might still be possible."@en
  • "Once upon a time in a frozen city...strangers fall in love, wishes come true, and lives will never be the same again When his parents split up, and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. When the power goes out and the temperature drops, people must turn to each other to survive. But for one neighbourhood the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings. Julie, the dancer who lives across the street, helps Boris, an eccentric Russian mathematician, save his fish from the cold weather. And the urbane Michel and Simon open their door to Alexis, their embittered neighbour, and his son. But will the ice storm bring the boy's parents back together? Hilarious and heartwarming, "Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather" reminds us that happy endings might still be possible."
  • "Once upon a time in a frozen city, strangers fall in love, wishes come true, and lives will never be the same again. When his parents split up, and his dad leaves home, a 10-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. When the power goes out and the temperature drops, people must turn to each other to survive. But for one neighbourhood the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
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  • "Bei Kälte ändern die Fische ihre Bahnen : Roman"
  • "Bei Kälte ändern die Fische ihre Bahnen (Roman)"
  • "Bei Kälte ändern die Fische ihre Bahnen Roman"
  • "El Fred modifica la trajectòria dels peixos"@ca
  • "Le froid modifie la trajectoire des poissons : roman"
  • "El frío modifica la trayectoria de los peces"@es
  • "El frío modifica la trayectoria de los peces"
  • "Le Froid Modifie La Trajectoire Des Poissons"
  • "El fred modifica la trajectòria dels peixos"
  • "Fish change direction in cold weather : [a novel]"
  • "Le Froid modifie la trajectoire des poissons"
  • "Fish change direction in cold weather : a novel"@en
  • "El Frío modifica la trayectoria de los peces"
  • "Il freddo modifica la traiettoria dei pesci"
  • "Il freddo modifica la traiettoria dei pesci"@it
  • "Fish change direction in cold weather"@en
  • "Fish change direction in cold weather"
  • "Le froid modifie la trajectoire des poissons"

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