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The divine Ryans
Par Wayne Johnston. 1990
Nine-year-old Draper Doyle Ryan is the youngest member of his strict, extensive and eccentric Irish-Catholic clan in Newfoundland. Told from…
his point of view, the book describes his experiences with black Irish humour. Amidst his struggles with daily life, the hapless boy is obsessed with Montreal Canadiens hockey, erotic dreams, and recurring visions of his deceased father. Some descriptions of sex. 1990.The choir director (Griot audio)
Par Carl Weber. 2011
Bishop T.K. Wilson is banking on dynamic new choir director Anthony Mackie to reverse the failing congregation's fortunes. But while…
Anthony's got more than enough chops to raise a heavenly chorus, he's also got a weakness for the ladies that could make the Devil himself stand up and take notice. 2011.The company we keep (Griot audio)
Par Mary Monroe. 2009
This novel follows successful record executive Teri Stewart as she scours L.A. for love. Just when she's ready to give…
up on men altogether, into her life strolls charming DJ Harrison Starr. He's got it going on – obviously - but he's also hiding a dark secret that could destroy their budding romance. 2009.The confusion of stones: two novellas
Par Marwan Hassan. 1989
In two novellas, "The confusion of stones" and "Intelligence," Hassan explores the life of two different Arab men struggling to…
reconcile the experiences of their Lebanese homeland with the realities of life in Canada. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c1989.The days of winter: a novel
Par Cynthia Freeman. 1978
Family saga and romance set in Europe between the two world wars. Focuses on Rubin, a prominent British Jew, his…
wife, Magma, and his daughter, Jeanette. Some explicit descriptions of sex. c1978.The days when the animals talked: Black American folktales and how they came to be
Par William J Faulkner. 1977
The clothesline swing
Par Ahmad Danny Ramadan. 2017
A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the…
valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by Arabian Tales of One Thousand and One Nights, he tells a story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing. 2017.The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
Par Jan Andrews. 1981
The curses of third uncle (An adventure in Canadian history book.)
Par Paul Yee. 1986
The daughter of the manor
Par Betty Neels. 1997
Leonora Crosby was irritated to be always caught out in awkward moments by the new village GP, James Galbraith. She…
was engaged to Tony, but James's stalwart support as Leonora tried to keep her parents' decrepit manor house running smoothly made her doubt the wisdom of her engagement. Even so, there was little point in admitting she loved James, when he showed so little sign of caring for her. 1997.The convenient wife
Par Betty Neels. 1990
"You have no family, no home and no prospect of marrying". Professor Duert ter Laan-Luitinga's solution to Venetia's problems was…
for her to marry him; a marriage of convenience for both partners. Foolishly she agreed, and found herself wishing with all her heart that the stranger whom she had married would one day grow to care for her as much as she loved him. 1990.The Cooperman variations: a Benny Cooperman mystery (Benny Cooperman Mystery Ser.)
Par Howard Engel. 2001
Benny is unexpectedly visited by Vanessa Moss, a former high school beauty, now Head of Entertainment at a TV network.…
A friend was murdered while at her house, and Vanessa fears she was the target. She asks Benny to protect her, so he travels to Toronto, where he poses as her assistant. As he tries to help his client, assist the local cops, and avoid making enemies, he discovers that taking care of Vanessa is a seductive but risky business. 2001.Soleil (Roman)
Par David Bouchet. 2015
Souleye et sa famille arrivent du Sénégal et s'installent à Montréal. Ils veulent devenir d'ici, ne pas se retourner. Mais…
tout ne se passe pas comme prévu, et P'pa se retrouve dans le sous-sol de leur appartement où il se met à creuser un trou. Ou est-ce un puits ? Son esprit semble en transit entre deux continents. Pour Souleye, les questions fusent et les réponses n'ont pas de formes connues. Simplement, il faut reboucher la folie de P'pa. Souleye, que sa nouvelle amie Charlotte a rebaptisé Soleil, réfléchit beaucoup et connaît le langage des yeux. Il pose un regard subtil et ouvert sur l'être humain. Par le récit de ses espoirs et de ses peurs, il nous transporte à travers l'histoire de l'humanité, une lente histoire de dissolution et de transformation. 2015.The bone collector's son
Par Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The brightest sun
Par Adrienne Benson. 2018
Three very different women grapple with motherhood, recalibrate their identities, and confront unforeseen tragedies and triumphs. Leona, a Maasai mother…
with a difficult childhood; Jane, a lonely expat wife; and Simi, a barren Maasai woman; discover the heartbreak of loss, the struggle to find a sense of belonging, and the surprising ways we find our family and home. 2018.The Bollywood bride
Par Sonali Dev. 2015
Ria Parkar is Bollywood's favourite ice princess--beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof--until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling…
home to Chicago for her cousin's wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram Jathar. Ria and Vikram spent childhood summers together, a world away from Ria's exclusive boarding school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly into love--until Ria made a shattering decision. As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for stardom, and it's taken him years to rebuild his life. But beneath his pent-up anger, their bond remains unchanged. And now, among those who know her best, Ria may find the courage to face the secrets she's been guarding for everyone else's benefit--and to stop acting and start living. 2015.The chain of destiny
Par Betty Neels. 1989
Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to her rescue. "He's so tiresome and ill-tempered and…
impatient and he must hate the sight of me", Suzannah reflected as fate kept throwing them together. It was because of this she wasn't prepared to join the queue of females wanting to marry him, wasn't it? 1989.The Chaneysville incident: a novel
Par David Bradley. 1981
The cannibal galaxy (The library of modern Jewish literature)
Par Cynthia Ozick. 1983
A philosophical novel permeated with Jewish thought and folklore. The French-born Jewish headmaster of a midwestern private school fears that…
neither he nor his teaching has made any difference to the world. The limitations with which he restricts himself blind him to the mark of promise in an apparently dull student eclipsed by her brilliant mother. 1983.The Blue Mountains of China
Par Rudy Henry Wiebe. 1970
A wandering chronicle, spanning a hundred years, of the Mennonite diaspora, beginning in the brutality of Stalin's Soviet Union and…
moving outward to find sanctuary of sorts in Canada and Paraguay. 2008, c1970.