The Tin Flute

NOW A PENGUIN MODERN CLASSIC: An affecting story of familial tenderness, sacrifice, and survival, The Tin Flute is imbued with Roy's unique brand of compassion and compelling understanding.      The first among her repertoire of award-winning novels, The Tin Flute is Gabrielle Roy's sympathetic novel about a family's struggle to survive the Montreal slums of Saint-Henri, overcome poverty, and find love--all amidst the mounting tensions of the Second World War.