Rhys Gravenor, Great War veteran and Welsh sheep farmer, arrives in Paris in the midst of the city's liberation with a worn letter in his pocket that may have arrived years too late. As he follows the footsteps of his missing son across...
Fathers and sons
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Author:Holloway, MeghanSummary: -
Author:Kim, Michael ByungJuSummary:With the rapidly cascading Asian Financial Crisis threatening to go global and Korea in imminent meltdown, investment banker Dae Joon finds himself back in his native Seoul as part of an international team brought in to rescue the...
- Author:Nasrallah, DimitriSummary:
Winner, 2011 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the 2013 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlisted for CBC Canada Reads 2016 Swiftly paced, poignantly moving, and beautifully imagined, Niko is the powerful epic...
- Author:Ali, AnarSummary:
As the heir to a successful business empire in Uganda, Mansoor Visram had everything a man could want: money, power, influence, a beautiful wife, and a baby son. But when Idi Amin's regime begins its crackdown on its South Asian...
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Author:Duncan, Sandy Frances, Szanto, GeorgeSummary:The Islands Investigations International team is back! This time, Kyra Rachel and Noel Franklin are sleuthing around Quadra Island in the employ of Noel’s old high school buddy, Jason Cooper. In a quiet wooded area of the island, Jason...
- Author:Moore, TomSummary:
Some people age gracefully as wisdom and calm come with the grey hair. Others become crotchety, opinionated, and odd. People avoid them and laugh at them. Still others give up on life, on ambition, on dreams, and settle into a pleasant...
- Author:West, Adrian NathanSummary:
A son's relationship with his divorced father has disintegrated over the years. But when the father enters a bodybuilding competition, he asks his son's help to fit in with his antiquated notions of manhood.
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Author:Turcot, François, Moure, ErínSummary:There's a real fascination with fathers in Québécoise literature, and this recurring persona populates fiction, films, and the stories people tell of their families and themselves. Thus, it's not surprising that, as he witnessed his own...
- Author:Boulerice, SimonSummary:
Now that his parents are separated, Ludo has two homes: one in the country with his mom, and the other in the city with his dad. The young boy doesn't like leaving the countryside and his friends to go to his father's apartment in the...
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Author:Lobel, ArnoldSummary:When Papa's seven little mouse boys ask for a bedtime story, Papa does even better than that—he tells seven stories, one for each boy! This Level Two I Can Read is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help....
- Author:Doig, IvanSummary:
Lexa McCaskell and Mitch Rozier leave their Seattle home to visit Mitch's dying father in Montana. There Mitch clashes with both Lexa and his father as events from the past are explored and difficult memories resurface.
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Author:Yee, PaulSummary:An American Library Association Youth Media Award Stonewall Honor Book. Ray Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds plenty of time to indulge in his love of...
- Author:Brunt, Stephen, Tootoo, JordinSummary:
For some hockey players, retirement marks the moment when it's all over. But Jordin Tootoo is not most hockey players. Having inspired millions when he first broke into the league, Tootoo continued to influence people throughout his...
- Author:Washington, BryanSummary:
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus...
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Author:Wagamese, RichardSummary:Set in the dramatic landscape of the BC Interior, 16 year-old Franklin Starlight is called to visit his father, Eldon, a man he barely knows. The rare moments they have shared trouble Frank, but, he answers the call, a son's duty to a...
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Author:O'Hearn, AudreySummary:Audrey O'Hearn has crafted an unforgettable story about a teenager becoming a man in this book for young adults. Matt's girlfriend is having his baby and plans to give it up for adoption. And that seems like the best thing for everyone...
- Author:Rouse, WadeSummary:
Growing up, Wade always struggled to gain his father's approval. But when his father's health takes a turn for the worse, he returns home and the two reconcile over the one thing they have in common, a love for baseball.
- Author:Wen, Abigail HingSummary:
Hearts were broken, revenge was plotted--at least Sophie and Xavier are friends now. Now that fall is here, they're focusing on what really matters. But the world doesn't seem to want them to succeed.
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Author:Matthiessen, PeterSummary:Murder suspect E.J. Watson is gunned down by an enraged mob, each claiming self-defense. Over four decades later, his son returns to the Florida Everglades in order to discover the truth.
- Author:Thibeault Jr, NormandSummary:
Transporté dans une série d’aventures abracadabrantes, à la recherche de la vérité et de sa vision de la justice, il sera confronté à ses peurs et à lui-même à travers le reflet de son étrange ménagerie avec laquelle il partage ses...
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