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  • Outlaw
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    A young Canadian homesteader travelling far from home finds himself accused of murder in the state of Kansas in 1871.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Historical fiction, Western fiction

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  • Wrong For Each Other
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    A chance meeting in a restaurant, after four years apart, sends a couple flashing back through the highs and lows of their courtship and marriage.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Romance fiction

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  • Palace of the End
    Author:

    Thompson, Judith

    Summary:

    Based around the lives of three distinct characters—a young soldier imprisoned for her misconduct at a prison camp in Iraq, a microbiologist-cum-weapons inspector who exposes the false justificatio

    Genre: Canadian drama, War fiction

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  • The Ladies Foursome
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    The day after their friend Cathy’s funeral, Margot, Tate, and Connie gather for a round of golf in honour of their recently departed fourth.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • The Melville Boys
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    A relaxing weekend trip full of fishing, football, and beer is on the agenda for the Melville brothers. Unfortunately, so is confronting eldest brother Lee's terminal illness.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Domestic fiction

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  • The Long Weekend
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    The truth and lies of a friendship come to the surface during a weekend visit between two couples. There are plenty of surprises along the way in this comedy of manners.

    Genre: Canadian drama

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  • Sinners
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    A furniture store owner is having an affair with the local minister's wife. The situation becomes complicated when the minister comes home unexpectedly.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Ned Durango
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    ,

    Arden, Leslie

    Summary:

    In the town of Big Oak lies the Crossroads Cafe, where five locals come together to plan the annual Tomato Parade.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Pastoral fiction

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  • On a First Name Basis
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    David, a successful novelist with writer's block, has received some devastating news he's kept to himself.

    Genre: Canadian drama

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  • Self-Help
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    A married pair of second-rate theatre actors cast themselves as nationally renowned self-help gurus.

    Genre: Canadian drama

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  • Such Creatures
    Author:

    Thompson, Judith

    Summary:

    Two characters and two monologues, tied together across time and place, their stories a candid pursuit of hope and empathy, even in the face of an unbelievably cruel world.

    Genre: Canadian drama

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  • White Biting Dog and Other Plays
    Author:

    Thompson, Judith

    Summary:

    This book collects some of Judith Thompson’s earlier, hard-to-find plays, including White Biting Dog, a poetic black comedy about a divorced lawyer who prepares to kill himself by jumping off the B

    Genre: Canadian drama, Short stories

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  • Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia
    Author:

    Thompson, Judith

    ,

    Ashperger, Cynthia

    Summary:

    In Hedda Gabler, a moving exploration of female oppression, a recently married Hedda navigates her new identity as a wife and the intense constraints put on her by society.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Domestic fiction, War fiction

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  • Opening Night
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    The madcap antics start as Jack and Ruth Tisdale celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with an evening at the theatre.

    Genre: Canadian drama

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  • Office Hours
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    It's a Friday afternoon in the big city and, in six different offices, six different stories are unfolding at the same time.

    Genre: Canadian drama

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