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The girls
Par Lori Lansens. 2006
Conjoined twins Rose and Ruby Darlen, born in the midst of a tornado and abandoned by their mother, are raised…
by Aunt Lovey, who refuses to see them as deformed. At age 29, Rose, the more verbal and bookish twin, begins writing their story. Rose shares her darkest memory and her deepest regret, while Ruby, the prettier, more practical twin, offers critical details, such as what prompted Rose to write their life story. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2006.The Finn bequest
Par Kim Cheshire. 1978
The discovery of flight (Inanna young feminist series)
Par Susan Glickman. 2018
Sixteen-year-old Libby is disabled by cerebral palsy. She writes a fantasy novel called The Discovery of Flight as a present…
for her sister Sophie's thirteenth birthday, in which Libby takes the form of a hawk telepathically linked to a girl who resembles Sophie. Interwoven with Libby's novel is Sophie's diary, in which she discusses the deteriorating condition of her older sister. 2018.The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The Honk and Holler opening soon
Par Billie Letts. 1998
Caney Paxton, a Vietnam vet who has lost the use of his legs, runs a small roadside cafe in Sequoyah,…
Oklahoma. The regulars at the Honk and Holler are surprised when Caney hires first a Native American waitress and later a Vietnamese cook. The two newcomers soon bring life to the cafe's humdrum routine. 1998.The heart is a lonely hunter
Par Carson McCullers. 1967
John Singer, a deaf-mute whose only friend has been committed to an insane asylum, is forced to listen and not…
"talk." He becomes the confidant of several people, but they do not recognize his problems.The Gunners: a novel
Par Rebecca Kauffman. 2018
The custodian of paradise
Par Wayne Johnston. 2006
Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her…
mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (DC17664). 2006.The butterfly ward
Par Margaret Gibson. 1976
Collection of compassionate short stories by an award-winning Canadian writer. Delves into the personalities of those who are considered "insane"…
by those of us who consider ourselves "normal." Gibson attempts to show that one person's so-called madness us another person's reality. Some strong language. 1976.Slash
Par François X Côté. 2006
Le narrateur, qui est devenu homme tronc à cinq ans, suite à une rencontre malencontreuse avec une souffleuse, tente de…
trouver à travers l'écriture un exutoire à ses rêves. Prix Robert-Cliche 2006.The birds on the trees
Par Nina Bawden. 1971
Tattoo girl (Littératures)
Par Brooke Stevens, Anne Mornet. 2001
Une jeune fille tatouée des pieds à la tête est découverte sans connaissance et muette. Elle sera adoptée par une…
femme obèse issue d'un cirque. Commencera alors une course-poursuite car la jeune fille est en danger. Au-delà de l'anecdote, un roman grave. 2003, c2001. Titre uniforme: Tattoo girl.Séraphin Verre: roman
Par Christian Pernath. 2002
Un viel artisan français transmet à un orphelin autistique les techniques du métier de souffleur de verre. Un officier allemand…
remarque la qualité artistique du travail du jeune homme. Cadre: une région rurale du nord de la France (Picardie) avant, pendant et après (1921) la Première Guerre mondiale. Intérêt humain. Bon niveau psychologique et sociologique. 2002.Seeing red
Par Lina Meruane, Megan McDowell. 2016
This autobiographical novel describes a young Chilean writer recently relocated to New York for doctoral work who suffers a stroke,…
leaving her blind and increasingly dependent on those closest to her. Fiction and autobiography intertwine in an intense, visceral, and caustic novel about the relation between the body, illness, science, and human relationships. Winner of the Sor Juana IneÌs de la Cruz Prize (Mexico), 2012, and of the Anna Seghers Prize (Germany), 2011. 2016. Uniform title: Sangre en el ojo.Star gazing
Par Linda Gillard. 2008
Blind since birth, widowed in her twenties, now lonely in her forties, Marianne's passionate nature finds solace and expression in…
music, a love she finds she shares with Keir, a man she encounters on her doorstep one winter's night. Can Marianne trust her feelings for this reclusive stranger who wants to take a blind woman to his island home on Skye, to 'show' her the stars? 2008.Solomons seal
Par Hammond Innes. 1980
With the once-great family fortune dwindling, Perenna Holland feels that she must sell their house on the English seacoast to…
provide for her paralyzed brother Tim's care. When an inventory turns up an album of curious old stamps among Tim's possession, an estate agent pursues the background of the stamps and unravels an age-old dark secret. 1980.Les yeux noirs: une histoire
Par Gilles Tibo. 2005
Mathieu, sept ans, est aveugle de naissance. Il va à l'école où il apprend à lire en braille. L'enfant est…
impatient de connaître la surprise annoncée par ses parents. Ceux-ci l'amènent à la campagne, dans une ferme. Un homme le conduit auprès de chiots dont il choisit, à la surprise de tous, le plus beau. 2005. Années 1-3.La ville handicapée
Par Steven Laperrière. 2016
Ce roman allie réalité et fiction, nous présente la ville sous un angle nouveau, inspiré dune réalité souvent ignorée par…
notre société, celle des défis quotidiens auxquels les personnes handicapées sont confrontées. Fatigué de se heurter à une gestion politique trop lente, l'auteur souhaite sensibiliser la population aux besoins criants de la ville. C'est par une écriture contemporaine qu'il nous amène à regarder la vie des personnes à mobilité réduite, à travers l'œil de Josianne. Livre-choc sur la vie des personnes handicapées, voici une histoire actuelle, vibrante d'un optimisme contagieux où les situations loufoques, pimentées d'entraide, d'amour et de partage toucheront à coup sûr le lecteur. 2016.Poppy Shakespeare
Par Clare Allan. 2006
Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a day hospital in North London. N has been a patient here for thirteen years;…
day after day N sits smoking in the common room, swapping medication and comparing MAD money rates. Like all the patients at the Dorothy Fish, N's chief ambition is never to be discharged, until Poppy Shakespeare turns up and things begin to change. Strong language. 2006.Les yeux dans les yeux
Par Jean-Paul Husson. 2003