An odyssey through the mind and memory of a washed-up writer, from one of Europe’s most provocative novelists, Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke. Mysteriously summoned to a houseboat on the Morava...
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Author: Handke, PeterSummary:Genre: Historical fiction, Literary fiction
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Author: Page, KathySummary:
When Liz Meredith and her new baby move into the middle row-house on Onley Street - Liza having lived for years off-grid in an old railcar - there's more to get used to than electricity and proper...
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Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
Recounts the last summer of innocence for nine-year-old Susan, who witnesses the disintegration of her parent's marriage, and learns of people's cruelty from the visiting nephew of a neighbor.
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Author: Lendler, Ian.Summary:
"Lovely art comes with unusual perspectives on familiar tales about lions, mice and trickster foxes." - Kirkus, starred review "Many children are familiar with Aesop's fables but it is a fair bet...
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Author: Janz, JonathanSummary:
In the spring of 1912, American writer Arthur Pearce is reeling from the wounds inflicted by a disastrous marriage. But his plans to travel abroad, write a new novel, and forget about his ex-wife...
Genre: Horror fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Wilde, OscarSummary:
This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry...
Genre: Poetry, Short stories -
Author: Martínez, GuillermoSummary:
An extremely successful author named Kloster and an unnamed, up-andcoming writer have one thing in common--they've both employed a typist named Luciana. Now Luciana claims Kloster is killing off...
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Author: Kindellan-Sheehan, SheilaSummary:
Literary agent Madison Holmes is brutally attacked in her condo and left for dead, days after she sent rejection letters to four would-be authors. Lieutenant-Detective Toni Damiano catches this...
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Author: Morgan, BerniceSummary:
The heart and spirit of an indomitable people travel far in time and space … The unexpected luxury of a day spent at the home of a Hollywood star leads three old friends to share secret facets of...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
Author: Fortier, DominiqueSummary:
A 15th-century portrait painter, grieving the sudden death of his lover, takes refuge at the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, an island off the coast of France. He haunts the halls until a monk...
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Author: Lavoie, ChantelSummary:
This collection offers five answers to the question its title implies: within us, in wild things, in change over time, in teething and in being left behind. Beginning in the prairies and moving...
Genre: Poetry, Canadian poetry -
Author: Baker, JoSummary:
Longbourn: When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote English countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start, away from the bustle of London and the scene of a violent assault...
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Author: Watson, SheilaSummary:
In spare, allusive prose, Sheila Watson charts the destiny of a small, tightly knit community nestled in the BC Interior. Here, among the hills of Cariboo country, men and women are caught upon...
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Author: Holton, CathySummary:
After a personal tragedy, writer Ava spends the summer in Woodburn, Tennessee at the invitation of an old friend and his aunts. But Woodburn Hall is anything but quiet: ancient feuds and modern-...
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Author: Quinn, TaraSummary:
Fifty writers on life, art and writing from twenty-two years of Brick, A Literary Journal. Founded in 1977, Brick, A Literary Journal features a great many of the world’s best-loved writers, and...
Genre: Essays, Literary arts, Short stories