During the second half of the 19th century, thousands of Chinese men arrived on the west coast of North America, seeking to escape poverty and make their fortunes in the goldfields or working on the railroads. Among them was 36-year-old...
British Columbia--Vancouver
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Auteur:McFarlane, JudySommaire:When Judy McFarlane is asked if she will help Grace, a woman with Down syndrome who dreams of becoming a famous writer, she realizes she holds deep, unacknowledged fears that Grace will be a dull-eyed young woman who can't read, let...
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Auteur:Starkins, EdwardSommaire:'Who Killed Janet Smith?' examines one of the most infamous and still unsolved murder cases in Canadian History: the 1924 murder of twenty-two-year-old Scottish nursemaid Janet Smith. Originally published in 1984, and out of print for...
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Auteur:Starkins, EdwardSommaire:New Edition as part City of Vancouver’s Legacy Book Project, with foreword by historian Daniel Francis.
Who Killed Janet Smith? examines one of the most infamous and still unsolved murder cases in Canadian history: the 1924...
- Auteur:Tsang, HenrySommaire:
Essays and photographs that document the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment. White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a...
- Auteur:Hofmann, KarenSommaire:
The third and final novel in the Lund sibling series, Where We Live continues the story of four Vancouverites, separated in childhood, reunited and now middle-aged, as they navigate urban life, work, relationships, and parenting in the...
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Auteur:Smith, Lisa AnneSommaire:On the morning of June 13, 1886, a rogue wind fanned the flames of a small clearing fire—and within five hours, the newly incorporated city of Vancouver, British Columbia, had been reduced to smoldering ash. Vancouver is Ashes: The...
- Auteur:Smedman, LisaSommaire:
A compilation of 12 cover stories first presented in the pages of the "Vancouver Courier" in 2006-2007. Packed with historic photos, maps and illustrations, Vancouver: Stories of a City tells the tales of the Royal Engineers sent from...
- Auteur:Cruise, David, Griffiths, AlisonSommaire:
The story begins during the Ice Age and moves through history, revealing a fascinating cast of characters. A young girl faces the prospect of marriage into a faraway tribe; a Russian cartographer nearly meets his end at the hands of her...
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Auteur:Kalteis, DietrichSommaire:You know you’re in deep water when you can’t tell cop from criminal
Rene Beckman is a dishonoured ex-cop with only two things on his mind: his new boat, the Triggerfish, and his hot date, an environmentalist named Vicki...
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Auteur:Robinson, EdenSommaire:In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex--a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And...
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Auteur:Charles, Norma M.Sommaire:Ten-year-old Jeanie Leclare has just moved to the West Coast from Saskatchewan. She's desperately lonely and longs for a new friend. When the girl sitting in front of her at school seems friendly, she feels a little better. Then an...
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Auteur:Jamieson, EricSommaire:On June 17, 1958, Vancouver experienced the worst industrial accident in its history when the new bridge being built across Burrard Inlet collapsed into the flooding tidal waters of Second Narrows, killing eighteen workers. Photos of...
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Auteur:Bolen, Dennis E.Sommaire:Toy Gun continues the exploration of character and fate on the streets of Vancouver that began with the novel Stupid Crimes (1992) and continued in Krekshuns (1995). Written in the style of the “hard-boiled” detective thriller, Toy Gun...
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Auteur:Lane, PatrickSommaire:Lane is not only an accomplished writer, he is also an avid gardener; and he is an alcoholic. In 1999, he went into rehab, then returned to his beloved garden, shaky but alive. For a year, he stayed close to home, gardening and slowly...
- Auteur:Carew, D. B.Sommaire:
After barely surviving the events of The Killer Trail, Vancouver psychiatric social worker Chris Ryder once again finds himself at the centre of a high-profile murder case: Marvin Goodwin, a young man who falls on the extreme end of the...
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Auteur:Stibbards, Shawn CurtisSommaire:Listless, bored, alienated, and mistrustful, Trace Patterson has finished his first year of university and is living with a drunken aunt in North Van. He divides his nights between slasher films and high school house parties. When two...
- Auteur:Coupland, DouglasSommaire:
The fourteen stories in this collection present the essence of Vancouver as captured by some of Canada's most famous writers, including Pauline Johnson, Douglas Coupland, Alice Munro, Timother Taylor, and Wayson Choy.
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Auteur:Irani, AnoshSommaire:FINALIST, GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD FOR DRAMA In the latest play from Governor General’s Literary Award finalist Anosh Irani, we meet eighteen-year-old Hasan Siddiqui, who lives in a bustling Muslim quarter of Bombay. He escapes...
- Auteur:Myers, ChristinaSommaire:
At thirty-eight years old, Ruthie finds herself newly unemployed, freshly single, sleeping on a friend's couch and downing a bottle of wine each night. Having overstayed her welcome and desperate for a job, Ruthie responds to David's ad...
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