When Ryan's dad runs away from home because of the change of life, Ryan is sent to spend the summer with his aunt in Peggy's Cove. He goes fishing, almost gets into big trouble and learns a lot about tourist behavior, but most of all he...
Intergenerational relations
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Author:Doyle, BrianSummary: -
Author:Walsh, AnnSummary:Sixteen-year-old Darrah is in trouble. She lost her temper and, as a result, Mrs. Johnson, was hurt. Now her parents want her to go to something called a "Restorative Justice" circle that the RCMP suggested. Darrah has to face her...
- Author:Lewis, Naomi K.Summary:
When her marriage suddenly ends, and a diary documenting her beloved grandfather's escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands in the summer of 1942 is discovered, Naomi K. Lewis decides to retrace his journey to learn about her family...
- Author:Stratton, AllanSummary:
When her parents want to put Granny in a home, Zoe decides now is the time to break free. She smuggles Granny out and together they hit the tracks on a cross-country trip to find Zoe's long-lost uncle.
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Author:Halpern, SueSummary:From journalist and author Sue Halpern comes a wry, observant look at contemporary life and its refugees. Halpern's novel is an unforgettable tale of family...the kind you come from and the kind you create. People are drawn to libraries...
- Author:HOOD, EvelynSummary:
When, after serving in World War II, her grandson Joe Scott refuses to return to the small family farm, Celia Scott is furious. Celia kept the farm going after the premature death of her husband, as well as raising her three...
- Author:Huser, GlenSummary:
At fifteen, Tamara has survived the foster-care system through brains, will and attitude. Now there's high school to get through, along with her teacher's latest community project -- volunteering at the local seniors' home. Tamara...
- Author:Hadley, TessaSummary:
In the collection of short stories, Hadley examines the most intimate of family relationships in situations laced with humor, warmth, and emotion.
- Author:Robertson, CarmenSummary:
Albertine, sa fille Nicole et sa petite fille Laura, ont en commun une vie amoureuse remplie de soubresauts. Carmen Robertson, dont la plume est bouleversante et efficace, nous plonge habilement au cœur des épreuves et des joies de ces...
- Author:Allain, CarolSummary:
D’un monde vertical prônant la rigueur, l’autorité et le devoir, nous sommes passés à un monde horizontal axé sur la mobilité, la flexibilité et l’instantanéité, accentuées par la mondialisation et l’omniprésence du numérique. L’...
- Author:Leblond, DianeSummary:
Cette saga à travers les générations familiales ne peut être qu’inventée puisqu’elle est née du silence qu’engendrent les morts… de ces parcelles de vérités ou de mensonges, de ces histoires qui n’appartiennent à personne dans la quête...
- Author:Michaels, AnneSummary:
In 1940 a Jewish boy in Poland escapes the Nazi soldiers who killed his family and is rescued by a Greek geologist. This story follows the boy across two continents as we witness his transformation from a half-wild casualty of the...
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Author:Thien, MadeleineSummary:At the centre of this epic tale are enigmatic Sparrow, a genius composer who wishes desperately to create music yet can find truth only in silence; his mother and aunt, Big Mother Knife and Swirl, survivors with captivating singing...
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Author:O'Brien, PeterSummary:Cleopatra at the Breakfast Table is about storytelling in the digital age. It’s a jaunty account of a single father, 55, and his daughter, 15, studying Grade 10 Latin together. The book explores the bustling life of teenaged girls, the...
- Author:McNicoll, SylviaSummary:
A fatal collision — who’s to blame? Two bodies, two souls switch in search of justice. When fifteen-year-old Hallie gets knocked flying by a Hurricane SUV, her life ends without her ever having kissed a boy. At an otherworldly...
- Author:Olsson, LindaSummary:
Deeply forlorn following the devastating loss of her fiancé, young New Zealand writer Veronika resettles alone in a quaint Swedish village. Her arrival is quietly observed by Astrid, an elderly, reclusive neighbor, whose companionship...
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Author:Hosseini, KhaledSummary:a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years-from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding-that puts the violence, fear, hope and faith of this country in...
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Author:HOSSEINI, KhaledSummary:This is the story of an unusual and lifelong friendship between two Afghan women, spanning from the idyllic mid 1950s to post-September 11 Kabul. Bound by tragedy and fate, by political circumstance and custom, the two women live...
