C’est fou ce que les gens peuvent perdre : des papiers, des bijoux, de l’argent ; les cheveux, les dents, la vue ; les illusions, l’espoir, la vie ; leur identité… Quand Hélène Heden réalise qu’elle n’a vraiment plus rien à perdre, elle...
Canadian fiction
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Author:Hauy, MoniqueSummary: -
Author:Bushkowsky, AaronSummary:Alex is a playwright suffering from writer’s block and harsh reviews. His best friend, Roy, is a theatre director with lung cancer and six months left to live. In pursuit of fresh air and great wine, they go on a road trip to the...
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Author:Balzer, DavidSummary:This debut collection of stories — featuring a talk-show host and her talking hand, a women’s activity group that writes to prisoners, and a poncho-making nudist — is as unique as it is compelling. Set in their own melodramatic worlds,...
- Author:Demers, OlivierSummary:
Soldats perdus ou révolutionnaires, bourreaux aux prises avec leurs fantômes, érudits complotistes, amoureux transis, tueurs férus de poésie ou passa-gers clandestins, les personnages de ces nouvelles sont emportés puis transformés par...
- Author:Savignac, LinaSummary:
Tome 3 Voici Charles, le troisième volet d’une saga familiale. Après avoir fait la connaissance d’Éva, d’Eugénie et de Marguerite, vous avez rencontré Lili, la fille de Marguerite. Maintenant, je suis fière de vous proposer Charles, l’...
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Author:Rosenbaum, RichardSummary:In 1995, Canadian novelist and critic Hal Niedviecki started publishing Broken Pencil, a magazine dedicated to the zine scene, the independent and alternative arts community that had been boiling below the surface of Canada’s...
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Author:Reynolds, TomSummary:A Peeping Tom, a child’s disappearance, a fire, a startling decision and a truth learned too late: these are the elements that make up Break Me, an entertaining and sinister little book. The story is superbly constructed and the...
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Author:Stanton, SteveSummary:The thrilling conclusion of the Bloodlight Chronicles trilogy. Set in a world where global economic activity is carried out in a virtual-gaming realm, a blood-transmitted virus with rejuvenating effects has become a black-...
- Author:Scott, MarcSummary:
Jack Delorme, un détective privé canadien, se voit offrir une enquête par un diplomate à la retraite et sa femme : retrouver leur fillette enlevée sur une plage du Mexique. D'autre part, André Sigouin, policier municipal suspendu pour s...
- Author:Addison, Marilou, Guilbault, GenevièveSummary:
L’été est enfin arrivé ! Le soleil, les petits boulots, la belle vie et surtout, les amours de vacances ! Pour Nadeige, le retour dans son quartier est signe de renouveau, mais aussi de choix difficiles. Retourner au collège, ou rester...
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Author:de Nikolits, LisaSummary:When Joss finds herself having to make mortgage payments without help from her depressed, stoner boyfriend who has just moved out, and the company she works for folds leaving her suddenly unemployed, she is forced to sell her house, on...
- Author:Tremblay, AnneSummary:
Trente ans après que les rives envahissantes du lac Saint-Jean aient englouti leurs terres, François-Xavier Rousseau et Ti-Georges Gagné ne se sont toujours pas relevés. Alourdis par le fardeau des années et les regrets, ils se sont...
- Author:Perović, LydiaSummary:
A visceral tale of obsession and creativity, unrequited passions and the power of music. A love story in which art is a foil to companionship, and the intellect an interlocutor of the heart. In the utterly unique All that Sang, the...
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Author:Strube, CordeliaSummary:This is the story of Zee, an aimless ex-lawyer who has turned his inability to make a decision into a fine art, and his wife, Alex, a practical and hard-working social worker who feels her biological clock ticking loudly. Reverberating...
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Author:Bennett, JonathanSummary:While most of the action takes place in Sydney, Australia, and Toronto, this whirlwind tour of long-separated twins also lands in Hawaii, London, Scotland, Madrid, and Mallorca. The twins — Curt, an Australian jazz musician, and William...
- Author:Doran, GerardSummary:
John Whelan, champion oarsman, has all but given up on competitive rowing. On the cusp of forty, the Outer Cove fisherman is trying to accept that his time as a rower has passed. His wife agrees, telling him, “Breaking your back down on...
- Author:Sawai, GloriaSummary:
In her stunning, Governor-General's-Award-winning debut collection of short stories, Gloria Sawai examines the heartbreaking lives of people on the margins.
In her stunning debut collection of short stories, Gloria Sawai examines...
- Author:Saint-Pierre, AnnetteSummary:
Grâce à sa chaussure à double semelle, Sylvia pourra enfin prendre de l’assurance et devenir une jeune fille épanouie. La belle Hélène sera toujours là pour lui rappeler son handicap, mais ne pourra miner la générosité et le courage de...
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Author:Ireland, AnnSummary:Winner of the 1985 Seal Books First Novel Award and of the Books in Canada First Novel Award To Mrs. Hopper, Yoshi Takahashi may be just another name from her daughters’ past, but for Jean and her sister, Colette, he stands for much...
- Author:Guilbault, GenevièveSummary:
Nouvelle année = Nouvelles résolutions ! Le bonheur n’est pas une option ! Allez hop ! Morgane ! Un peu de motivation ! À partir de maintenant, je vais tout faire pour être heureuse. Pour y arriver, je dois m’éloigner de ce qui me rend...
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