The release date for the English version of 'Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates' by
Tom Robbins is May 2001. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"As brilliant and humorous a book as anyone has written in a long time... Robbins takes readers on an exciting, enjoyable journey...." A pleasure from start to finish.— News Buffalo
A contradiction for all seasons, Switters is a pacifist who carries a gun, an anarchist who works for the government, a vegetarian who eats ham gravy, a cyberwhiz who despises computers, and a man who, despite his obsession with maintaining innocence, is desperate to deflower his stepsister, who is in high school (only to fall equally in love with a nun who is ten years his senior). However, Switters is not in the slightest bit ambiguous. He carries more than just a handgun. He's a real deal. As we follow Switters' peculiarly high heels around four countries, dodging danger and falling in love while learning the “real” Third Secret of Fatima, we see Tom Robbins—that brave storyteller, spiritual outlaw, and linguistic breakdancer—at the peak of his abilities. Fierce Invalids is a fast-paced, comedic CIA adventure narrative with undertones of humor. It's also a serious work of ideas that unexpectedly focuses on the Big Picture. Above all, however, it's a seductive celebration of language and life.
Acclaim for Strong Retirees Returning from Warm Climates
Excellent. — Post-New York
"Perilous? Cruel? Prohibited? You may bet... Grab a bowl of chips and start munching. News Daily, New York
"Robbins is a brilliant writer and undoubtedly a provocative prick." — The Citizen
Anyone who said that reality is stranger than fiction has never read a Tom Robbins book. Robbins is astute, imaginative, and humorous; he drops passionate remarks like handfuls of flower petals. — Union-Tribune of San Diego