This book is a moving contribution to the growing body of fictional writings about migrants and racialized women across transnational borders. An authentic description of events and stories that is profoundly touching.
Canadian fiction
- Author:Burkowicz, TaslimSummary:
- Author:Kent, Jennifer McGrathSummary:
Tony, Craig and Shawn are trapped on an ice floe in the Petitcodiac River in the middle of winter, and the rapid current is pulling them toward the ocean. Twelve-year-old Petra arrives and the boys think they're saved, but their...
- Author:Gratton, Andrée A., Zouéki, Marc-AntoineSummary:
Ce roman raconte l’histoire envoûtante d’une amitié à sens unique où la toile de fond est celle d’une tragique solitude. Choisir Éléonore. L'attendre, couchée en chien de fusil au pied de sa porte close. L'épier. La suivre. La...
- Author:Clarke, AustinSummary:
From the author of the Giller Award - winning novel The Polished Hoe comes a new collection of 20 of his best short stories. Choosing His Coffin is a selection of Austin Clarke’s finest work from more than 40 years of storytelling,...
- Author:Goto, HiromiSummary:
Chorus of Mushrooms heralds the debut of a young Japanese Canadian feminist, Hiromi Goto. Until the publication of Chorus of Mushrooms in 1994, the primary voice heard from Japanese Canadians was that of the people interned during World...
- Author:Eaton, ChrisSummary:
Chris Eaton, A Biography is a novel that arises from the idea that we have all been driven, at some point, to Google ourselves. And if you did, what did you find? That there are people out there who seem to have something in common with...
- Author:Jennings, MaureenSummary:
This double edition of the Christine Morris Mystery series presents Maureen Jennings's Does Your Mother Know? and The K Handshape.
- Author:Peterson, ShelleySummary:
Bird returns to Saddle Creek and her beloved horse Sunny for Christmas. Bird always dreads Christmas. For as long as she could remember, her mother Eva goes into a tailspin of selfishness and drama as the holiday approaches. This one...
- Author:McLean, StuartSummary:
"A final Christmas gift from Canada's beloved storyteller. Christmas has always been a special time for the Vinyl Cafe. Each year, Stuart McLean's Christmas tours brought laughter and community to every town and city he visited across...
- Author:Wheeler, Jordan, Jackson, DennisSummary:
Three city kids increase their survival skills and their understanding of the North when they go to their Mushum's cabin for Christmas
At Christmas time in Northern Saskatchewan, three Cree kids - Talon, Raven and T-Bear - visit...
- Author:Hawkeye, LaurenSummary:
Emma Kelly needs a Christmas miracle. Nick Shepherd loves his life in Salt Spring Island, where he sculpts in a studio with the grizzled and talented artist Mike Nagorski. Mike's estranged daughter, Emma Kelly, arrives in their...
- Author:Ivany, LisaSummary:
Lisa Ivany and Robert Hunt have produced another memorable collection of short stories. The stories contained herein focus on the Christmas season as it is known to the residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. Covering many genres and...
- Author:Montgomery, L.M.Summary:
The story of Anne Shirley has endured generation after generation and catapulted L.M. Montgomery into the ethos of literature. Here, Dreamscape presents a collection of holiday stories featuring Anne and other characters. Disc one...
- Author:Dinsdale, ChristopherSummary:
Warring Norsemen, treasure hidden on Oak Island, and mystical adventures on the Irish Isles. Journey through time with the historical adventures in this special four-book collection. Includes: Broken Circle Jesse, a twelve-year-old...
- Author:Blais, OlivierSummary:
Terrible, la radiothérapie ? Et si on en riait ? Février 2017, dans le bureau d'un neurologue de l'hôpital Notre-Dame, on m'annonce que j'ai une tumeur à l'hypophyse. 19 juin, l'opération est réussie...
- Author:Pourcel, GérardSummary:
Esprit libre, mal à l’aise avec toutes les rectitudes politiques et morales, Gérard Pourcel puise son inspiration dans le terreau social et humain. Les onze nouvelles de ce recueil nous transportent de la Côte-Nord au Village gai de...
- Author:Blouin, Guy F.Summary:
(Suite de Terre de l'Apocalypse) La saga se poursuit. Attendez-vous encore à de surprenantes révélations ! En violation directe des décrets célestes, Yahvé déclare la guerre à la Terre et à Horus, le Nazaréen. La...
- Author:Roberge, MichelSummary:
Bruno est fils et petit-fils d'horloger du quartier Limoilou de Québec. Dès les premiers jours de son existence, il a été imprégné par la sonorité et la cadence des instruments de mesure du temps qui l'entouraient. Sous l'influence...
- Author:Varghese, AnujaSummary:
Genre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community. A couple in a crumbling marriage faces divine intervention. A woman dies in her dreams again and again...
- Author:Essadiqi, NadiaSummary:
L'astrologie nous attire, parce qu'elle parle de nous. Elle est réponse dans les jours sombres et source d'espoir pour le futur. Un peu de magie pour nous rappeler que nos vies sont meublées d'impondérable, un peu...