Fiction
Tommy Wolfstein escaped from Hungary with his parents when he was eight years old, and while his parents will never forget the persecution they endured as Jews, Tommy's memories of that time are scant. He has become thoroughly Canadianized. However, when his university soccer team is invited to Hungary to play Tommy will learn about his family's difficult past and the ongoing dangers they —and he — face. >>
Landon and Joy share an instant connection, and within a matter of days, they buy a beautiful but troubled house together. However, when the heat of summer--and their initial infatuation--begins to wane, the two realize how little they know about each other and the house they now call home. In the Country In the Dark is a thrilling psychological exploration of the secrets we keep--and the lengths we might go to keep them. >>
In the First Early Days of My Death
As Wendy Li floats above the city, unravelling the story of her own untimely end, she learns that things aren't always what they seem. An unusual ghost story from the author of Latent Heat. >>
It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away
His father dead, approaching forty, Jeff Mott is drifting across China, because he wants to learn the language. The Chinese agree that his Mandarin is pretty good, but only want to speak English with him. >>
If Alice Munro were a man, she'd be Scott Randall. Randall's stories examine the small moments in ordinary life with the kind of exacting detail and intimate characterization we have come to know in the stories of some our best female writers. >>
This novel captures that unique Montreal joie de vivre that survives despite bitter politics, economic downturns, language laws, record snowfalls, crumbling streets, and a baseball team on the verge of disappearing. >>
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Launch follows Theo Strahl, a quirky Winnipeg scavenger, artist and inventor, whose long-held fears of the world's end are triggered by an otherworldly voice commanding him to build a spaceship. As Theo becomes obsessed with escaping the planet, his marriage and his relationships with his son and his closest friends are tested, as he confronts his deepest fears about survival, love, and hope. >>
Le soleil du lac qui se couche/The Setting Lake Sun (ebook)
Angèle is a young Métis woman who dreams of becoming an architect. One evening in a Winnipeg art gallery at a show by a Native artist she happens to meet Ueno Takami, an aging Japanese poet. It is an encounter that will change both their lives. >>
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