Coming of age of a young woman in New York City, late 1990s.
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Author: Freedman, ArielaSummary: - Author: Molson, KarenSummary:
At thirteen, bookish Veronica Reid lives in a world inside her head, even if she isn't entirely successful at resisting the intrusions of the world outside. It's bad enough that she has to wear awful new glasses; it's...
- Author: Quist, JenniferSummary:
Morgan Turner's grief over her sister's brutal murder has become a rut, an everyday horror she is caught in along with her estranged parents and chilly older brother. In search of a way out, she delves the depths of a factory...
- Author: Naves, Elaine KalmanSummary:
Faith, Rhoda, and Erica, affectionately known the Three Graces, are members of a liberal Jewish congregation in contemporary Montreal. Rabbi Nate wants a grand new synagogue; Marty, the congregation's treasurer, harbours a raunchy...
- Author: Blair, MichaelSummary:
"Charles Pearson Brandt," Nina said, "was an independent financial advisor who ran a Ponzi scheme in Hudson and the West Island for fifteen years or so. About three years ago, though, he disappeared with his assistant-cum...
- Author: Quist, JenniferSummary:
The second novel by award-winning novelist Jennifer Quist is a black comedy of birth, death, love, marriage, mothers-in-law, and five sassy sisters. When Suzanne's role as the perfect daughter-in-law ends in a deadly accident, she...
- Author: Coupal, DenisSummary:
A man is shot by a hunter in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and his sons want justice.
- Author: Freedman, ArielaSummary:
When Hannah accompanies her husband and small children to Jerusalem for the year, she becomes fascinated with a group of expat women at her son's daycare, as well as a young Palestinian woman named Jenna. As she grows close to...
- Author: Quist, JenniferSummary:
A breathtaking literary debut, Love Letters of the Angels of Death begins as a young couple discover the remains of his mother in her mobile home. The rest of the family fall back, leaving them to reckon with the messy, unexpected death...
- Author: Gallant, MavisSummary:
Mavis Gallant's only play, which premiered at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre on November 11, 1982, is a comedy that opens in 1942, in the heat of the battle against Fascism, when it was possible for Canadians to cheer for both...
- 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: Delacourt, JohnSummary:
The bitter legacy of Sarajevo revisited in contemporary Toronto.
- Author: Marshy, LeilaSummary:
Nadia Eid doesn't know it yet, but she's about to change her life. It's the end of the '80s and she hasn't seen her Palestinian father since he left Montreal years ago to take a job in Egypt, promising to bring...
- Author: Vermunt, SarahSummary:
A shot of encouragement, a kick in the ass, and a loving push for young people who have no idea what they want or how to get it Career Rookie is a book for every grad, student, and 20-something who feels lost, overwhelmed, and anxious....
- Author: Boyd, David R.Summary:
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges -- climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past fifty years, a remarkable number of...
- Author: LoveGrove, JenniferSummary:
Alternating between a woman's childhood in a small town and as an adult in the city, this novel traces a Jehovah Witness family's splintering belief system, their isolation, and the erosion of their relationships. As Emily...
- Author: Lee, Jen SookfongSummary:
2016. Social worker Jessica Campbell sorts through her mother's belongings after the funeral. In the basement, she makes a shocking discovery: two dead girls curled into the bottom of Donna's deep-chest freezers. A pair of...
- Author: Hitchins, ShawnSummary:
Comedian Shawn Hitchins explores his irreverent nature in this debut collection of essays. Hitchins doesn't shy away from his failures or celebrate his mild successes--he sacrifices them for an audience's amusement. He roasts...
- Author: Ernest, PhillipSummary:
Professor Nada Marjanovic, professor of Sanskrit at the University of Zagreb, has spent more than twenty years translating an obscure text on the vetala, a parasitic, vampire-like being that possesses the bodies of his victims. When her...
- Author: Glynn, SteveSummary:
Steve Dangle's incredible odyssey, from self-starting Leafs lover to sports-media star How do you turn ranting about hockey into a career? Steve "Dangle" Glynn is a YouTuber, podcaster, and sports personality from Toronto...
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