A fictional account of the desperate efforts to break the Nazis' Enigma code takes place in a British railway town, where the task is complicated by the disappearance of a pivotal...
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Author: Harris, RobertSummary:Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Robinson, PeterSummary:
Any of the demonstrators could have plunged the knife into Police Constable Edwin Gill, an unlikable man, but who had the motive? Was the knife meant for Gill the person, or Gill the policeman?...
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Author: Pitman, RichardSummary:
Eddie Malloy is back on track and the only cloud on the horizon is fellow jockey Bill Keating whose blackouts are making him a danger on the course. When he is found dead, his ex-wife does not...
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Author: McCourt, FrankSummary:
Frank McCourt’s glorious childhood memoir, Angela’s Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which...
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Author: Stouck, DavidSummary:Although she fostered a reputation for being an unambitious latecomer, a happily married doctor's wife who wrote for her own pleasure, Wilson in fact took her writing very seriously, trying for...
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Author: Whyte, JackSummary:
In 1088, one young knight, Hugh de Payens, is inducted into a secret society in his father's castle in Anjou. He is commanded by the Order to join the Crusade to redeem the Holy Land. Sickened by...
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Author: Dawson, ReginaldSummary:
Just a few miles north of Nelson, a settlement of predominantly British farmers was established after the turn of the century. It was in this district that Reginald Dawson- encouraged by his...
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Author: Hume, StephenSummary:In 1808, seeking a route to the western sea, Simon Fraser descended the great river that now bears his name. Stephen Hume followed in Fraser's footsteps for four years. He studied fading maps and...
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Author: Christy, JimSummary:Here you will encounter gamblers, adventurers, conmen, and liars. Scalawags, the lot of them. But not all adventurers, conmen, and gamblers are scalawags. Scalawags are outrageous, willing to risk...
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Author: Gallaher, BillSummary:Dozens of "Overlander's" left their wives and families behind as they set out toward a brighter future. As well as facing extreme natural dangers, the travellers were torn by religious arguments...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Cruise, David, Griffiths, AlisonSummary:
The story begins during the Ice Age and moves through history, revealing a fascinating cast of characters. A young girl faces the prospect of marriage into a faraway tribe; a Russian cartographer...
Genre: Historical fiction, Canadian fiction