In this third novel in the series, Thaddeus Lewis and his son journey into the heart of disaster. When the bloated corpse of a man dressed in women’s clothing washes up on the shore of Lake Ontario near Thaddeus Lewis’s home, nothing is...
Canadian fiction
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Author:Kellough, JanetSummary: - Author:Peters, StevenSummary:
In 59 Glass Bridges, an unnamed narrator travels through a maze that is at once mutable and immutable: walls fall to vine-filled forests, hallways to rivers, bridges to lamp-lit boats. What remains is the desire to escape. He is led...
- Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:
7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga originally published as a four-part graphic novel series; Stone, Scars, Ends/Begins, and The Pact. This graphic novel follows one Plains Cree family from the early 19th century to present day. For Edwin...
- Author:Robertson, David Alexander, Henderson, ScottSummary:
LA SÉRIE 7 GÉNÉRATIONS est une bande dessinée épique en deux volumes et quatre histoires : Pierre, Cicatrices, Rupture et Pacte. Elle raconte la saga d’une famille autochtone sur trois siècles et sept générations.
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- Author:Robertson, David Alexander, Henderson, ScottSummary:
LA SÉRIE 7 GÉNÉRATIONS est une bande dessinée épique en deux volumes et quatre histoires : Pierre, Cicatrices, Rupture et Pacte. Elle raconte la saga d’une famille autochtone sur trois siècles et sept générations.
- Author:Carpenter, J.D.Summary:
Long-listed for the 2009 ReLit Award Because business is slow for retired homicide detective Campbell Young’s new enterprise, A-1 Investigative Consultants, he decides to take a break a horse-playing vacation to Florida. No sooner are...
- Author:Emond, BernardSummary:
Gérard is an alcoholic and former crime reporter, gone back to live in the impoverished Montreal neighbourhood where he grew up. One night, his shoelace comes undone, delaying his return home and saving his life when his apartment...
- Author:Walters, EricSummary:
In this novel for teens, Sophie graduates from high school, her boyfriend breaks up with her because she's boring, and her best friend challenges her to try ninety different things.
- Author:Bannon, JudithSummary:
Angélik, architecte de talent, se voit offrir de participer à un concours professionnel, lequel doit être gardé ultrasecret. A la fois intriguée et emballée par la proposition, elle accepte de se lancer dans la course. Cependant...
- Author:Alexis, AndréSummary:
A is a work of fiction in which André Alexis presents the compelling narrative of Alexander Baddeley, a Toronto book reviewer obsessed with the work of the elusive and mythical poet Avery Andrews. Baddeley is in awe of Andrews’s ability...
- Author:Gault, ConnieSummary:
In a drought-ridden Saskatchewan of the 1930s, self-possessed, enigmatic Elena finds herself living alone in the small village of Trevna. Her mother has been dead for many years, and her father, burdened by the hardships of drought, has...
- Author:Wishinsky, Frieda, Laliberte, Louise-AndreeSummary:
Kate is determined to win her spelling club's spelling bee, but the competition is fierce. She can almost put up with Violet's relentless claims of superior spelling ability, but when Kate and Jake begin to fight with each other, Kate...
- Author:Penny, LouiseSummary:
The new Chief Inspector Gamache audiobook from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Kingdom of the Blind. The air is thick with excitement and anxiety as SUretE du QuEbec agents gather in the conference room for the Monday...
- Author:Jocelyn, MartheSummary:
Malou has just turned sixteen, hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own, and all she knows for sure is that she's of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she...
- Author:Laurence, MargaretSummary:
In eight interconnected, finely wrought stories, Margaret Laurence recreates the world of Vanessa MacLeod - a world of scrub-oak, willow, and chokecherry bushes; of family love and conflict; and of a girl's growing awareness of and...
- Author:Bruneau, CarolSummary:
Carol Bruneau, author of six acclaimed works of fiction (most recently, These Good Hands), brings her finely honed voice to 12 new stories about shifting concepts of Nova Scotian identity. In "The Race," a war bride's remarkable life...
- Author:Fagan, CarySummary:
Shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and selected as an Amazon.ca Best Book. With all the wonder of a small-scale The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay comes this moving and unforgettable novel about childhood...
- Author:Van Camp, RichardSummary:
A Blanket of Butterflies explores the journey of Shinobu, a mysterious stranger who visits Fort Smith, NWT, to retrieve his family's samurai suit of armor and sword from the local museum. When he discovers that his grandfather's sword...
- Author:Lawson, JulieSummary:
It's 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The First World War is raging, and despite its distance from the conflict, the Halifax Harbour is bustling with activity. Anti-German prejudice is rampant, and though 12-year-old Maddie Schroeder and...
- Author:McMurchy-Barber, GinaSummary:
Peggy is off to a Viking site in North America where she unearths the remains of a brave young warrior. It’s a dream come true for Peggy Henderson when her friend, Dr. Edwina McKay, lets her tag along to the Viking settlement at L’Anse...
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