In this exceptional memoir, bestselling author Nicola I. Campbell deftly weaves together rich poetry and vivid prose to illustrate what it means to be an intergenerational survivor of Residential Schools.
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Auteur:Campbell, Nicola I.Sommaire: - Auteur:Campbell, Nicola I.Sommaire:
In this exceptional memoir, bestselling author Nicola I. Campbell deftly weaves together rich poetry and vivid prose to illustrate what it means to be an intergenerational survivor of Indian Residential Schools.
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Auteur:Belyk, Robert C.Sommaire:The ghost of a scuba diver who still haunts the former British Columbia powerhouse where he met his death. An Alberta theatre where entities have been seen, heard, and even felt so often that it deserves to be called one of the most...
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Auteur:Russell, CharlesSommaire:Written with vivid detail and passion, Spirit Bear is the story of acclaimed naturalist Charles Russell’s journey to study and learn from the extraordinary spirit bears on the remote Princess Royal Island. From early experiences...
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Auteur:Shea, GerrySommaire:Located in south-central British Columbia and situated between the Cascade and Columbia mountain ranges, the Southern Okanagan Valley extends from Kelowna to Osoyoos. Popular Day Hikes: South-Central Okanagan describes 35 accessible...
- Auteur:Ferguson, TrevorSommaire:
Sous l’aile protectrice du chef de la tribu des Corbeaux, deux hommes, hantés par le souvenir d’une jeune fille assassinée, se lancent dans une chasse à l’homme effrénée, mais se retrouvent bientôt traqués eux-mêmes par Morgan, l’homme...
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Auteur:McWhirter, TeresaSommaire:In prose that’s as sharp as broken glass and shot through with poetry, Teresa McWhirter unlocks the extraordinary subculture of urban adults in their twenties and early thirties. Most startling of all are the portraits of young women—...
- Auteur:Gaston, BillSommaire:
Called to the deathbed of Claude, her long-ago first love, Evelyn succumbs to a cascade of grief for Claude, and their estranged son Tom. She embarks by kayak on a quest into the West Coast wilderness in search of thier son in the...
- Auteur:Gaston, BillSommaire:
Sans donner d’explications, Evelyn quitte précipitamment son mari et sa riche résidence en banlieue de Toronto pour se rendre sur la côte ouest au chevet de Claude, son ex-amant québécois qu’elle n’a plus revu depuis des années. Claude...
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Auteur:Hamilton, DouglasSommaire:This fascinating history of alcohol consumption in British Columbia focuses on two periods of harsh liquor prohibitions: first on its Native population from 1854 to 1962, and second, on the entire population, during the 1917 to 1921...
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Auteur:Czajkowski, ChrisSommaire:The uplifting and often humourous story of one woman's life in the raw wilderness. The author describes her experiences as she builds a cabin in the wilderness and relates the complications of the "simple life" - how she breaks trails...
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Auteur:Stalker, Aileen, Keen, TonySommaire:Snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport in North America. With this new guidebook, outdoor enthusiasts interested in stepping out of their skis and into a pair of snowshoes will be able to find some of British Columbia’s most...
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Auteur:Razzell, MarySommaire:While the rest of the world anticipates a victorious end to the Second World War, sixteen-year-old Sheila Brary finds life in a remote British Columbia outport suffocating and isolating. A household full of brothers, a philandering...
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Auteur:Antonson, Rick, Antonson, BrianSommaire:Slumach’s Gold chronicles what is possibly Canada’s greatest lost-mine story. It searches out the truth behind a Salish man’s hanging for murder in 1891 and tracks the intriguing legend about him that grew after his death. It was a...
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Auteur:Norman, RonSommaire:Malcolm Bidwell is young, smart, and ambitious—and he’s just been hired by mistake by newly elected Premier Steven Davis as his “go-to guy” for every political mess that needs cleaning up. And there are plenty of messes—from a cabinet...
- Auteur:Deverell, WilliamSommaire:
Slander is set in rainy, foggy Seattle. The narrator, Liz Finnegan, is a brash, bright, petite women’s rights lawyer. She’s 26, and a defender of abortion clinics (they’re being bombed by “Christian” rednecks), abused women,...
- Auteur:Symington-Fedy, EmeliaSommaire:
A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of 90s rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia...
- Auteur:Bélanger, Pierre-LucSommaire:
Un jeune homme, Cédric Poitras, accumule les mauvais coups depuis son entrée au secondaire : cours séchés, vols à l’étalage, alcool… rien ne semble l’arrêter. À bout de nerfs, ses parents l’expédient chez son grand-père paternel,...
- Auteur:Kishkan, TheresaSommaire:
In her vibrant first novel Sisters of Grass, Theresa Kishkan weaves a tapestry of the senses through the touchstones of a young woman's life. Anna is preparing an exhibit of textiles reflecting life in central British Columbia a century...
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Auteur:Deverell, WilliamSommaire:The sixth novel in the acclaimed Arthur Beauchamp series
Everything is going well for Arthur Beauchamp in his early middle age. Life is so good for the top-notch defence lawyer that, in a moment of career restlessness,...
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