It's revealed that Audrey has a lower IQ than most, and she seems to be stuck in this place between childhood and adulthood and this comes out in the words that she chooses, and in how she views the word. It's a book that you really need to be fully present for to appreciate. This book is filled with wonderful wordplay and witty puns. One thing that sets this book apart from others that I have read is that it's not just about the plot. I don't believe that I can describe it in a way that would do it justice, but I'll try. This novel is, quite simply, unlike anything that I've ever read. 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.