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In search of love, absolution, or forgiveness, Charles Boatman leaves the Fraser Valley of British Columbia and returns mysteriously to Vietnam, the country where he fought twenty-nine years earlier as a young, reluctant soldier. But his new encounters seem irreconcilable with his memories. When he disappears, his daughter Ada, and her brother, Jon, travel to Vietnam, to the streets of Danang and beyond, to search for him. Their quest takes them into the heart of a country that is at once incomprehensible, impassive, and beautiful.

An epic tale of a Ukrainian family's struggle to survive. "Remarkable... Mitchell's harrowing story delivers an unforgettable literary tribute to an immigrant people and their struggle. The lyrical style, the riveting historical material, and the treatment of prejudice make the novel a great book-club choice." —Booklist (starred review) "Utterly gripping. Epic in scope, this tale of family feuds, violence and hardship follows the fortunes of Theo Mykolayenko, a Ukrainian survivor of Stalin's labour camps who starts a new life in the harsh Canadian Prairies.

When Will returns to Medicine River, he thinks he is simply attending his mother’s funeral. He doesn’t count on Harlen Bigbear and his unique brand of community planning. Harlen tries to sell Will on the idea of returning to Medicine River to open shop as the town’s only Native photographer. Somehow, that’s exactly what happens. Through Will’s gentle and humorous narrative, we come to know Medicine River, a small Albertan town bordering a Blackfoot reserve.

Rue Poupart, Centre-Sud, décembre 1976. Un nouveau-né échappe aux bras inexpérimentés de sa mère et déboule les marches du bloc-appartement. Au moment de se fracasser le crâne, le temps s'arrête et se déplie tout à la fois: Francis entrevoit toute sa vie et entreprend de nous la raconter. Guidé par Frigo — le sans-abri bien connu du boutte — l'auteur arpente les recoins et les souterrains de sa mémoire et d'un quartier infecté par la gangrène de feu le Faubourg à m'lasse.

A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons. Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens. Until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a 1953 Indian Chief motorcycle – and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve’s chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil, her teenage son, is less than enchanted. Suspicious of the stranger’s intentions, he teams up with his uncle Wayne – a master of Aboriginal martial arts – to drive the stranger from the Reserve.

Winner of the American Book Award. Based on the author's own experiences, this award-winning novel was the first to tell the story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War.

Four chronically homeless people—Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger—seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with this new world, and once the weather clears, continue their trips to the cinema. On one of these outings they meet Granite, a jaded and lonely journalist who has turned his back on writing “the same story over and over again” in favour of the escapist qualities of film, and an unlikely friendship is struck.

In elegant, sensual prose, Michael Crummey crafts a haunting tale set in Newfoundland at the turn of the 19th century. A richly imagined story about love, loss and the heartbreaking compromises—both personal and political—that undermine lives, River Thieves is a masterful debut novel. Published in Canada and the United States, it joins a wave of classic literature from eastern Canada, including the works of Alistair MacLeod, Wayne Johnston and David Adams Richards, while resonating at times with the spirit of Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain and Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy.

"Propulsive and chilling." —People Magazine - "An intoxicating thrill ride. Hillier jams her foot on the accelerator and never lets up." —New York Times Book Review - Things We Do in the Dark is a brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning author of the breakout novels Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts - Paris Peralta is suspected of killing her celebrity husband, and her long-hidden past now threatens to destroy her future.

En anglais, on appelle une particule de paillettes une « scintilla », un mot qui se traduit aussi par « étincelle », mais c'est moins joli. Une femme extraordinaire porte le récit de scintillas, hors glitter. Des abîmées. Des qui brillent trop. Des écartées, qui se sont prises entre les craques du bois franc et que la balayeuse n'embrassera pas, même si, vu de haut, ça brille. Ces choses-là arrivent. What a time to be alive.