Fiction, Cultural Heritage
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Shtetl on the Grand
by Gerald Tulchinsky
These stories describe aspects of Jewish life in Brantford from the 1940's; they are centred on fictional characters and events. Although 'small town', or shtetl communities like Brantford have faded away, the memory of them continues to...
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The Prodigal Son
by Oslo Meko
Warren Wilcox, as a child, develops antipathy toward everything Nigerian when he learns about the rejection of his Canadian family by his Nigerian grandfather. As a physician, he works tirelessly in his pursuit of bettering the world. While...
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Un jeune homme romantique
by Maria de Andrade
Quatre générations se côtoyaient dans la vie de Jules, un environnementaliste de 49 ans. Il est un homme heureux avec une femme aimante et leurs trois beaux enfants. Il garde toujours ses bons amis des temps de l’école primaire, quand il essayait...
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The Society of Masterless Men
A Love Story by W.D. Bursey
Around the year 1749, a young Irishman named Peter Kerrivan deserted the British Navy by jumping ship in a small fishing village on the east coast of the Avalon Peninsula of New Founde Lande. The Society of Masterless Men follows the true story...
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Providential Decree
Our Fate, Our Destiny by C. O. T. Appiah
After Attorney Kwame Agyei-Poku wins the heart of a beautiful young British woman, they marry and have a daughter together. With his position in the Ministry of Justice, Kwame and his family live in a large manor with servants—a far cry from his...
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St. Brendan's Lighthouse and The Falcon's Nest
by Shawn A Lohan
A decade ago, Shan narrowly escaped the clutches of a secret right-wing cabal hidden within the English government. He embarks on a journey of understanding to the Isle of Man in search of his Celtic past. Little does Shan know that his would-be...
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When The Atlas Lions Roar
by Najat Sinclair-Benrbia
When the Atlas Lions Roar is set against the backdrop of 70s Morocco, a time when Rania and Manal were just children. The novel vividly captures the essence of their childhood trips to the Atlas region, which they initially didn't appreciate. It...
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Sweet Memories
by N.K. Padua
Reina Maruyama has always had sweet memories of her hometown of Kyoto, Japan. But when her father dies and her mother relocates her to Tokyo, life for Reina is turned on its head. Longing for the home she lost, she struggles to adjust, until a...
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Come Home, Friday
by Emma Abrams
Secrets. Ruthless operatives. Shadowy overseers. And two young adults caught in the middle. Frankie Donofrio’s dad told her, “We all have choices.” Day Goode’s father told him, “One can never go home.” Together, the high school sweethearts make a...
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One Weekend in May
by Gordon F.D. Wilson
It is a bright, clear Saturday morning when Ken Graham’s ex-wife stumbles through the front gate of his sheep farm, having walked, inexplicably, from the hospice facility where she has been spending her last days. Lena, suffering through a rare...
