A Brief View from the Coastal Suite, a sequel to What is Going to Happen Next, follows the lives of the four Lund siblings who are now in their 30s and 40s, as they navigate careers, relationships, parenting, and creative work during...
Canadian fiction
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Author:Hofmann, KarenSummary: - Author:Dublin, AnneSummary:
In 1492, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain signed the Edict of Expulsion, giving all Jews three months to leave the country. In the aftermath, twelve-year-old Joseph escapes to Lisbon, Portugal with his parents and younger...
- Author:Blechta, RickSummary:
"She had a voice like an angel, smooth and complex as a twenty-year-old single malt, rich as thick cream. Everyone who heard Olivia sing felt as if she could see right into their souls, that her songs were meant for them alone....
- Author:Martz, JohnSummary:
In Tim's world, a cat can paint on the ceiling and a happy pig couple can wait months for the bus. A duck and a mouse love to go flying, in a plane, of course.
- Author:Dumitrescu, AlinaSummary:
This autobiographical novel traces the journey of a woman from her youth in Socialist Eastern Europe to her transplanted life in Montreal, Canada. She is a precocious, thoughtful child, whose early life in Romania is marked by the...
- Author:Ireland, AnnSummary:
Winner of the 1985 Seal Books First Novel Award and of the Books in Canada First Novel Award To Mrs. Hopper, Yoshi Takahashi may be just another name from her daughters’ past, but for Jean and her sister, Colette, he stands for much...
- Author:Wright, EricSummary:
Eric Wright’s popular detective, Charlie Salter, is introduced in this collection of the first three books in the well-loved mystery series: The Night the Gods Smiled, Smoke Detector, and Death in the Old Country. Self-righteous and...
- Author:Wright, L.R.Summary:
A Canadian cop is up against a local femme fatale in a thriller of "fierce suspense" that launched the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town (Publishers Weekly). It's sunny days for Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg,...
- Author:Bruneau, CarolSummary:
It's 1943. Enman and Una Greene are newly married. Each is haunted by their respective pasts, and each harbours secrets. They have hopes of a happy life together-though they have little idea how to create such a life. Enman brings Una...
- Author:Dunlop, R.W.Summary:
Whether it’s a middle-aged man travelling to Mexico in search of a troubled sister or a thirty-something restaurant manager trying desperately to hold her life together, this stunning debut collection of interconnected stories...
- Author:Hozy, S.P.Summary:
A time of turmoil, when destinies were forged… In this searing historical novel by Toronto author S.P. Hozy, set amid the turmoil of early twentieth century Shanghai, three women, one Russian, one Chinese, and one French, determine the...
- Author:Harlick, R.J.Summary:
Stranded by a blizzard at her isolated cabin, Meg Harris, an escapee from a failed marriage into the remote wilderness, finds herself in a desperate and terrifying situation when two strangers arrive. As night approaches, a major...
- Author:Delany, VickiSummary:
It’s the end of March and Trafalgar, British Columbia, is preparing for the last influx of the seasonal skiers. Teachers, parents and students are preparing to relax at home or head off on vacation. But for high school English teacher...
- Author:McCharles, RandySummary:
Sam Sparrow was a lousy cop. He's a worse private eye. But when the magician Merlin magicks him away from Hartford Connecticut to work cases in King Arthur's Court, it may be just what Sam needs to address his trust issues while at the...
- Author:Van Rooy, MichaelSummary:
Monty Haaviko, Winnipeg's favourite househusband, babysitter, and ex-con, is running for chief of Winnipeg's new police commision. It's almost honest work, except that he's been bribed to throw the election to his opponent, an ex-cop...
- Author:Poole, NathanielSummary:
A story of adventure and romance set in the wilds of Rupert’s Land in the early 19th century. When Orkneywoman Rose is shipwrecked on the shores of Rupert’s Land, she quickly falls in love with Alexander, a Half-caste man who is...
- Author:Ross, JeffSummary:
In this high-interest novel for teens, Riley learns that the color of your skin does affect how you are treated.
- Author:Priesnitz, HeidiSummary:
Sara has the perfect career: as a photographer for a glossy travel magazine, she is able to pursue her passion for photography while at the same time appeasing her mother, who wants her to have a "real job." But Sara's ideal world comes...
- Author:Bowen, GailSummary:
The 18th installment of the bestselling Joanne Kilbourn series from the 'queen of Canadian crime fiction' (Winnipeg Free Press).When, at the age of sixty, Joanne learns that Douglas Ellard, the reserved general practitioner whom she had...
- Author:Gürth, Per-HenrikSummary:
There are so many fascinating things to do in Canada at any given moment, and Per-Henrik Gurth's A Day in Canada brings them to life in bright, bold colors. A clock on each page helps kids follow along with the time of day as beloved...
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