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A gift of sky
Par Linda Ghan. 1988
Born into a Jewish-Canadian family in 1911, Sara Schiller grows up on the prairies of Saskatchewan. As she matures and…
becomes a school teacher, she struggles to understand the love and hate, intolerance and compassion that exist in her community. c1988.A girl in a million
Par Betty Neels. 1993
Marius van Houben was the sort of man who could have any woman he wanted. Rich, attractive, successful, he was…
still a bachelor and apparently not looking for a wife, although it was inevitable that he would marry one day. When he chose his bride it wouldn't be a student nurse like Caroline, with nothing to attract a man's attention except common sense and a talent for plain speaking. 1993.A girl to love
Par Betty Neels. 1982
Sadie was appalled at the idea of leaving not only the cottage but also the village where she had spent…
twenty of her twenty-three years. Then, at the eleventh hour, Mr. Oliver Trentham saved the situation, by buying her cottage and then offering her a job as his housekeeper. 1982.A company of swans
Par Eva Ibbotson. 2008
Escaping her father’s stifling household and pursuing her dream to join a ballet company, Harriet Morton journeys up the Amazon…
to perform in Brazil’s famous opera house in Manaus. Pursued by her outraged father, she is rescued by a dashing, wealthy Englishman. 2008.A bird in the house (New Canadian library. no. 96)
Par Robert Gibbs, Margaret Laurence. 1974
Portrays the life and people of a small Manitoba town during the Depression. They are seen through the eyes of…
Vanessa MaCleod, sometimes as a child, sometimes retrospectively as a grown woman. (New Canadian Library ; No. 96) 1974.A beauty
Par Connie Gault. 2015
In a drought-ridden Saskatchewan of the 1930s, self-possessed, enigmatic Elena Huhtala finds herself living alone, a young Finnish woman in…
a community of Swedes in the small village of Trevna. Her mother has been dead for many years, and her father, burdened by the hardships of drought, has disappeared, and the eighteen-year-old is an object of pity and charity in her community. But when a stranger shows up at a country dance, Elena needs only one look and one dance before jumping into his Lincoln Roadster, leaving the town and its shocked inhabitants behind. 2015.A common life: the wedding story (The Mitford Years series. #6.)
Par Jan Karon. 2001
Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia Coppersmith to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles…
with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller. Sequel to "New song" (DC20871), followed by "In this mountain". 2001. (The Mitford years ; 6)Under this unbroken sky
Par Shandi Mitchell. 2009
Western Canada, 1938. Ukrainian farmer Teodor Mykolayenko returns to his family, who have been living with his sister Anna, after…
a year spent in prison for the crime of trying to feed them. Channelling the great inner power that enabled him to survive drought, starvation, war, and Stalin, Teodor farms the land and watches his family heal and strengthen. But their hopes are short-lived when Anna's rogue husband returns with a plan that threatens to take away everything they've built. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2009.Un oiseau dans la maison: le cycle de Manawaka
Par Margaret Laurence, Christine Klein-Lataud. 2010
A l'âge ingrat de douze ans, Vanessa MacLeod vacille au bord du gouffre séparant l'enfance de l'adolescence. Prise entre ces…
deux mondes, celle qui déteste le fait d'être si jeune grandit dans une imposante maison de briques où elle est un témoin privilégié de la vie qui bat au sein du nid familial. En huit histoires qui forment autant d'étapes d'un parcours menant à l'âge adulte et jalonné d'épreuves, de petits miracles et de grands deuils, elle se fera la chroniqueuse d'un clan fascinant, miné par la maladie et la folie. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: A bird in the house.L'été de l'espoir: [roman] (Cedar Springs. #2.)
Par Julia London, Patricia Lavigne. 2011
" Enfant adoptée, Jane Aaron s'interroge sur ses origines. À la veille de se marier, la jeune institutrice décide de…
passer l'été à Cedar Springs, la ville de ses parents biologiques. Qui sont-ils ? Et pourquoi l'ont-ils abandonnée ? En attendant de trouver des réponses, Jane accepte de s'occuper des enfants d'Asher Price, un publicitaire accaparé par son métier qui a perdu sa femme dix-huit mois plus tôt. À mesure qu'elle apprivoise deux gamins perturbés et se rapproche de leur père, Jane enquête et découvre plus de secrets qu'elle ne l'escomptait. En viendra-t-elle à craindre la vérité et l'amour qu'elle éprouve pour Asher ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: One season of sunshine.L'été des deux amours: [roman] (Cedar Springs. #1.)
Par Julia London, Beatrice Pierre. 2011
" Wyatt Clark est un époux comme toute femme en rêve : doux, attentionné, aimant. Macy le sait, elle a…
trouvé la perle rare, mais leur bonheur vacille lorsqu'on leur annonce une nouvelle incroyable : Finn Lockhart, le mari que Macy aimait éperdument, disparu depuis trois ans lors d'une mission en Afghanistan, est vivant et de retour à Cedar Springs ! La jeune femme, à la fois bouleversée et submergée de bonheur, est en proie à un terrible dilemme et réalise avec effroi qu'elle devra faire un choix décisif entre les deux hommes. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Summer of two wishes.The matter with Morris
Par David Bergen. 2010
Morris Schutt, a prominent newspaper columnist, is experiencing disaster: his son has just been killed in Afghanistan; his newspaper has…
put him on indefinite leave; his wife seems headed for the door; he is strongly attracted to another woman; and his daughter appears to be having an affair with one of her professors. He tries Cicero, Plato and Socrates for truth and a discreet dating service for happiness, but discovers that they're not that easy to find. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2010.Waiting for Joe
Par Sandra Birdsell. 2010
Joe Beaudry and his wife Laurie are on the lam in a stolen motorhome, after losing their home and business…
and sticking Joe's father in a nursing home. Joe wants to get to Ft. McMurray where he hopes to find work, but when Laurie maxes out their last credit card, he takes off hitchhiking. This leaves Laurie waiting for Joe, Joe trying to find meaning in a disappointing world, and a road which provides both of them with surprising answers. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2010.Major Pettigrew's last stand
Par Helen Simonson. 2010
Major Ernest Pettigrew of Edgecombe St. Mary leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by…
for generations: honour, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. His brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper. The Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more, but village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as the permanent foreigner. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010.Beyond the foothills
Par Essie Summers. 1976
After the unwelcome publicity aroused by a television interview, Marilla St. John decided to retreat to the country for a…
while until the fuss had died down. She was not prepared for the encounter with Rufus Sinclair, a confirmed bachelor who had heard that Marilla St. John was a determined husband-hunter. How could she convince him he was wrong? 1976.The forbidden valley (Harlequin romance ; #1731)
Par Essie Summers. 1978
Charlotte was worried to death about her cousin Phyl, who seemed to have run away from home and left her…
children. It just didn't seem possible -- although Phyl's rather forbidding brother-in-law Edmund Leigh was only too ready to believe the worst of her. So Charlotte set about solving the mystery, without letting Edmund realize who she was. 1978.Touched by angels (Angels #3)
Par Debbie Macomber. 1995
The divinely inspired, if slightly dizzy trio of angels - Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy - have winged into New York…
City to answer three Christmas wishes, and teach a few lessons along the way. 2011, c1995.With love from Bliss (Saskatchewan saga. #2.)
Par Ruth Glover. 2001
Kerry, an orphan, has never forgotten the love and acceptance she received at Maxwell Manor, and is fiercely loyal to…
its inhabitants, especially the frail, gentle Franny. When Franny's demise seems spurred by an act of casual cruelty, Kerry travels to Bliss, Saskatchewan, to seek revenge. Sequel to "A place called Bliss" (DC30422), followed by "Journey to Bliss" (DC31009). 2001. (The Saskatchewan saga ; 2)Winter of the white wolf
Par Byrna Barclay. 1988
In 1905, Joanna Lungdahl journeys from Sweden to Canada to join her lover, Arvid Bjornsson. Years later, on the day…
of her death, Joanna relives her life on a pioneer prairie homestead. Sequel to "Last echo" (DC11041). c1988.Wings to fly
Par Celia Barker Lottridge. 1997
Josie Ferrier has always loved the silver house that sits empty in the middle of the prairie grassland. She and…
her new friend, Margaret Graham, whose family has just arrived from England, hope to uncover its secrets, including who is cleaning the deserted house. Sequel to "Ticket to Curlew" (DC12262). Grades 5-8. 1997.