From the Giller Prize–winning novelist of 419 comes the startling, funny, and heartbreaking story of a psychological experiment gone wrong.Ever since his girlfriend dumped him, Thomas Rosanoff's life has been on a downward spiral. A gifted med student, he has spent his entire adulthood struggling to escape the legacy of his father, an esteemed psychiatrist who used him as a test subject when he was a boy. Thomas lived his entire young life as the "Boy in the Box," watched by researchers behind two-way glass. But now the tables have turned. Thomas is the researcher, and his subjects are three homeless men, all of whom claim to be messiahs—but no three people can be the one and only saviour of the world. Thomas is determined to "cure" the three men of their delusions, and in so doing save his career—and maybe even his love life. But when Thomas's father intervenes in the experiment, events spin out of control, and Thomas must confront the voices... Views: 25
Taggart takes on gangs armed with sophisticated weapons who are battling for control and spreading terror in British Columbia. The twelfth Jack Taggart Mystery sees criminal gangs armed with sophisticated weapons battling for control in British Columbia — spreading terror through indiscriminate violence. Taggart discovers the guns are being smuggled into Canada from the United States. After a fellow officer is murdered in cold blood, Taggart goes undercover to infiltrate a white supremacist faction to track down the killers. He soon finds himself unarmed and without backup in a virtual fortress of the leader, a self-proclaimed survivalist. All is going well $#8212; until Taggart's cover is blown and he is caught within the compound with nowhere to escape. Views: 23
The Last Wild Boy is a dystopic story about Nora who lives in the walled city of Aahimsa, an idyllic community of girls and women working together to make a peaceful life free of the brutality of the outsiders. Nora and her friend Alice, the mayor’s daughter, find an outsider baby abandoned within the city walls, and Nora starts to question whether the outsiders pose as much of a threat to her civilization as she’s been taught. With the baby’s life in danger, Nora must decide whether she’s willing to give up everything she has to save him. Hugh MacDonald is a poet, editor, childrens’ author and was poet laureate for Prince Edward Island. He has received several awards including the L.M. Montgomery Children’s Literature Award for Chung Lee Loves Lobsters, and a first prize for poetry from the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia. He lives near Montague, PEI with his wife, Sandra. Canadian author. Views: 21
In this “time-slip” novel set in contemporary and Anglo-Saxon England, Susannah Miller is researching ancient documents in a cathedral library when she uncovers the tragic story of a Saxon queen. Susannah herself is haunted by a recent tragedy, and when she joins an archeological dig, events in her own life begin to echo the distant past. Will her friendship with an old college friend give her the strength to fight her demons? Contemporary/Anglo-Saxon time slip novel of suspense and romance by Margaret James; originally published by Solidus Press (England) Views: 17
When orphan Owen Morgan is taken in by his uncle, his future seems secure. Growing up, Owen and his eldest cousin Jane plan to marry. But mere weeks before the wedding, Owen falls passionately in love with another woman. Banished from his uncle's house, Owen returns to his native South Wales, where unresolved family conflicts create difficulties and dangers, both for him and for his still-beloved cousin Jane. Historical Romance/Fiction by Margaret James; originally published by Magna [UK] Views: 16
Passport to loveLondon-based PR and promotions consultant Rosie Denham has just spent a year in Paris where she's tried but failed to fall in love. She's also made a big mistake and can't forgive herself.American IT professor Patrick Riley's wife has left him for a Mr Wonderful with a cute British accent and a house with a real yard. So Patrick's not exactly thrilled to meet another Brit who's visiting Minnesota, even if she's hot.Pat and Rosie couldn't be more different. She's had a privileged English upbringing. He was raised in poverty in Missouri. Pat has two kids, a job that means the world to him and a wife who might decide she wants her husband back.So when Pat and Rosie fall in love, the prospects don't seem bright for them.But magic sometimes happens – right?Magic Sometimes Happens has a link to The Wedding Diary and Margaret's Charton Minster Trilogy (The Silver Locket, The Golden Chain and The Penny Bangle). Views: 16
Allison LaSorda’s Stray shows the formation of a considerable poetic talent. These poems are sun-bleached, at once gritty, raw, and playful. LaSorda can conjure childhood memories of beaches and ice cream, ponder the elemental force of the ocean, and plumb the depth of loss in a coal mine disaster. LaSorda presents the messiness of daily life with emotional honesty and humor. Stray examines intimacy, memory, and decay, often betraying existential bewilderment. Deft word play and musical sense underscore the absurdity these poems explore, while surprising rhymes and unexpected images resound in deeply personal narratives. Views: 15
In Greedy Little Eyes, award-winning writer Billie Livingston explores the universal craving for connection, both emotional and physical. A Vintage Canada trade paperback original.A young misfit is assaulted by a delusional homeless man and subsequently finds herself caught in the middle of two bullying cops who invite her to hit back; an impulsive and restless mother hungers for independence but wants company along the way; a middle-aged man who yearns for a life off the grid rejects his family and heads into the woods with a young bohemian while he slowly loses his mind; a journalist questions her scruples and complicity after she is invited to visit a friend in New York who is in the midst of an affair with a married man.Fiercely independent, yet struggling to fit in, isolated but exploding with love and longing, Livingston's characters whisper and roar as they wrestle with the notion of "normal."From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 15
In this new edition of Alden Nowlan's poignant first novel, published a boy growing up in a small Nova Scotia mill town is abandoned by the young mother he adores. Family relationships, sexual confusions, and the pains of love are rendered with deep and authentic feeling. This is an essential book for all readers who have admired the work of this major Canadian writer. Alden Nowlan is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and sensitive voices to emerge in Canadian poetry. Born in Nova Scotia, in 1933, Nowlan moved to Hartland, New Brunswick, when he was nineteen, where he was a reporter, editor, and general facilitator of The Hartland Observer. Literary Fiction, Maritime Fiction, Canadian Author. Views: 11
SynopsisWhen should you trust your heart? It’s 1942 when Cassie Taylor reluctantly leaves Birmingham to become a land girl on a farm in Dorset. There she meets Robert and Stephen Denham, twins recovering from injuries sustained at Dunkirk. Cassie is instantly drawn to Stephen, but is wary of the more complex Robert - who doesn’t seem to like Cassie one little bit. At first, Robert wants to sack the inexperienced city girl. But Cassie soon learns, and Robert comes to admire her courage, finding himself deeply attracted to Cassie. Just as their romance blossoms, he’s called back into active service. Anxious to have adventures herself, Cassie joins the ATS. In Egypt, she meets up with Robert, and they become engaged. However, war separates them again as Robert is sent to Italy and Cassie back to the UK. Robert is reported missing, presumed dead. Stephen wants to take Robert’s place in Cassie’s heart. But will Cassie stay true to the memory of her first love, and will Robert come home again? Views: 9
