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Emilie: a novel
Par Käthe Roth, Arlette Cousture. 1992
In the early 1900s, Emilie Bourdeleau travels to the Quebec countryside to teach school, and chooses a husband who flits…
in and out of her life. Although passionate about him, she learns to rely on her own strength. Translation of "Les filles de Caleb." c1992.Enchanted summer
Par Gabrielle Roy, Joyce Marshall. 1976
Esther
Par Sharon E McKay. 2004
A fictionalized account of Esther Brandeau, the first Jew to set foot in New France in the eighteenth century. Because…
Esther was disguised as a boy, and was not a Catholic, when her deceit was discovered it became an international incident. Her story encompasses the quest for gender equality - and freedom. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2004.Children of the black sabbath
Par Anne Hébert, Carol Duplon-Hébert. 1977
Charles the Bold: the dog years : a novel (Charles the Bold ; #1)
Par Yves Beauchemin, Wayne Grady. 2006
1966. The rest of Montreal is excited by the new subway system, but the birth of Charles Thibodeau is a…
big event for his parents and their east-end Montreal working-class neighbours. Charles endures the death of his mother, the October Crisis, being taken away from his drunken, violent father and becoming part of the Fafard family. His adventures in school, a part-time job and camp lead him to fully earn his title, Charles the Bold. Followed by "Years of fire" (DC31044). Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2006. (Charles the Bold ; 1) Uniform title: Charles le téméraire.Black bird: a novel
Par Michel Basilières. 2003
Holed up in a shambling house at the base of Mount Royal is the family Desouche: three generations of English-…
and French-Canadians caught in the gears of a national crisis. When one of the eldest, an Anglo Montrealer, dies at the hand of one of the youngest, a militant separatist, so begins a transformative year of misfortune. 2003.An appropriate place: a novel (False pretenses trilogy. #3.)
Par Sheila Fischman, Lise Bissonnette. 2002
In the mid-1980's, Gabrielle Perron quits her job as minister of cultural affairs in the PQ government and retreats to…
the suburbs of Montreal, embarking on a journey of self-discovery. Her search leads her through the corridors of power in Ottawa and Quebec City, the collapsing sovereignty movement, the AIDS crisis, and Ethiopia. It leads to strange and deadly repercussions for herself, her lover Pierre, her neighbour Marie, and her friend François. Some strong language. Sequel to "Following the summer". 2002. (False pretenses trilogy ; 3) Uniform title: Lieu approprié.Alone in an untamed land: the filles du Roi diary of Hélène St. Onge (Dear Canada)
Par Maxine Trottier. 2002
Hélène St. Onge is a recently orphaned thirteen-year-old girl from France, who sets off for Quebec, or Nouvelle France, in…
1666 as a companion to her older sister Catherine. When Catherine dies on the way, Hélène goes to live at her aunt's tavern, where she learns important skills like how to skin a muskrat, while meeting many of the famous people of the new colony. She hopes the friendships she has made, like with her half-Mohawk friend Kateri, will help her to survive the harsh life and bitter winters of seventeenth century Montreal. Grades 5-8. 2003.Against God
Par Susan Ouriou, Patrick Senécal. 2012
What happens in the mind of a man when, all of a sudden, he loses all reason for living? When…
everything in his life collapses around him and he is left with nothing, wondering why fate has been so scornfully unremitting? What stops him from becoming monstrous when morality is no longer an issue? Descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence and some strong language. c2012. Uniform title: Contre Dieu.Affairs of art: a novel (False pretenses trilogy ; #1)
Par Lise Bissonnette. 1996
Art critic Francois Dubeau has died of AIDS. His mother and seven people gather in his apartment for the reading…
of a document. Instead of the document, they find a letter by Dubeau to a former lover. He speaks of those he has loved, and of his own intellectual and artistic development, with vivid evocations of the European and Quebec art scenes. Followed by "Following the summer". 1996. (False pretences trilogy ; 1)A very bold leap (Charles the Bold ; #3)
Par Yves Beauchemin, Wayne Grady. 2009
After leaving high school at sixteen, Charles takes the leap and sets out to write The Great Montreal Novel. As…
the pages pile up and his money runs out, Charles takes a series of terrible jobs, while encountering smarmy publishers and the Quebec political scene of the 1980s. Sequel to "Years of fire" (DC31044). Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2009. (Charles the bold ; 3) Uniform title: Saut dans le vide.A provisional life
Par Sheila Fischman, André Major. 1997
The main character realizes that his life no longer makes sense. He travels to the Dominican Republic and then back…
to his home in rural Québec and discovers that his life is without expectations or regrets. It is a life that is lived for the moment alone and this doesn't make it any less real. 1997. Uniform title: Vie provisoire.The years of fire (Charles the Bold ; #2)
Par Yves Beauchemin, Wayne Grady. 2007
Charles Thibodeau's high school years are truly years of fire: he discovers girls and politics. Fire also changes his life…
when his estranged father threatens his stepfather's store with arson. Charles must begin dealing drugs to pay him off, desperate to escape that life and fulfil his dreams of becoming a writer. Sequel to "Charles the bold" (DC29961). Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2007. (Charles the Bold ; 2) Uniform title: Saut dans le vide.The Immaculate Conception
Par Lazer Lederhendler, Gaétan Soucy. 2005
In 1920s Montreal, 75 parishioners die one terrible night at the hands of an arsonist. Among the survivors are Remouald,…
whose nightmarish, repressed childhood memories cause him constant turmoil; Séraphon, his invalid father who holds a self-destructive secret; and schoolteacher Clémentine Clément, who obsesses in solitude over past tragedies, unrequited passions, and the grim suspicion that something is woefully amiss with a group of young boys in her class. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Descriptions of violence. 2005. Uniform title: Immaculée Conception.The flying canoe
Par Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2004
Retelling of the classic Quebec folklore "La chasse-galerie". On New Year's Eve, 1846, 11-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his…
friends and family and has come to the woods of Ottawa Valley to live and work among some lumberjacks. As the New Year approaches, they grow more and more homesick. Grades 3-6. 2004. Uniform title: Chasse-galerie.Mad shadows (New Canadian Library)
Par Marie-Claire Blais. 1990
A harrowing pathology of the soul centering on a family group: Patrice, the beautiful and narcissistic son; his ugly and…
malicious sister, Isabelle-Marie; and Louise, their vain and uncomprehending mother. These characters inhabit an amoral universe where beauty reflects no truth and love is an empty delusion. The characters are ultimately annihilated by their own obsessions. Original French edition published in 1959. 1990. Uniform title: Belle bête.The tin flute (New Canadian Library)
Par Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1989
Trapped by poverty and unemployment in the slums of Montreal, Rosanna LaCasse and her eldest daughter cope differently with the…
problems of urban living. Winner of the Governor General's Award. 1989. Uniform title: Bonheur d'occasion.The red notebook (The notebook Ser.)
Par Michel Tremblay, Sheila Fischman. 2008
Change is in the air - the Quebec independence movement has been endorsed by Charles de Gaulle's famous "Vive le…
Québec libre!" declaration, Expo 67 is about to open, and things will never be the same. Céline Poulin, a midget, records her observations as she starts a new job as a hostess in a 'specialty' bordello. Sequel to "The black notebook" (DC30031). Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and explicit strong language. 2004. Uniform title: Cahier rouge.Family
Par Jean-Guy Carrier. 1977
Life in rural Quebec, viewed through the interweaving circumstances of one family. Covers the universal themes of love of home,…
need for freedom and the demand of family life. Sequel to "My father's house." 1977.The tin flute
Par Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1947
Trapped by poverty and unemployment in the slums of Montreal, Rosanna LaCasse and her eldest daughter cope differently with the…
problems of urban living. Winner of the Governor General's Award. 1947. (New Canadian Library ; No. 5)