Fiction, Small Town & Rural
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Grounds for Return
A Yadkin Valley Novel by Melissa Collins Harrell
A tragedy that broke the heart of a town and forever changed countless lives hovers in the background as Michelle Richardson returns home to Chatham, North Carolina, for an extended visit after living overseas while serving with the military for...
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All the Stars in the Sky
by Hubert E. Devine
It is 1950 in the seaport town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Celeste Alexander, the daughter of a poor lobster poacher, dreams of something more than the life she leads cleaning the houses of her wealthy neighbours. When opportunity comes knocking,...
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in a Manor of Speaking
by Joan McNamee
Even after twenty years, the tight-knit Ontario community of Long Point County remains haunted by the tragic Lake Erie shipwreck that took place just off its coast in 1852. Several of its survivors still live among them even now, having been...
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Harold's Field
Barnstormers on the Frontiers of Flight by Myrna Brown
To fly a biplane you need a rock, a string, and a clock. Will is fifteen when he leaves his father’s house forever, ready to take to the sky. It is the earliest days of barnstorming, and Will starts out with nothing but a dream: he’s determined...
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The Warbler's Call
by Mirjana Vincic Katic
Stephen is successful, incredibly wealthy, and happily married with two amazing kids. Yet, he is unsatisfied. As time ticks on, Stephen finds the trappings and luxuries of his life—the consumerism, the waste, and the ego—distasteful. He dreads...
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Miss Putnam's Garden
by Margaret Schweitzer
Growing up in rural Ontario, Shirley knows how difficult life can be. With an abusive father and a loving but ailing mother, she relies on her farm and a lot of hard work to survive. While enduring economic downturns, harsh winters, and a world...
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Nodoken
An Almost True Story of Newfoundland by D. Patrick Schaan
He was brought in to save Nodoken, and now he may be the end of it all. Jacob Handsome was born in a small town in Saskatchewan. His life was full of challenges but he managed to pursue his dream and was accepted into the University of...
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Toadstool Manor & Yorkshire Pudding
by Murray Pellowe
Before Archie was born, his parents, the archduke and duchess of the former Atomauria, travelled to England and found themselves in Pudding, a small hamlet in Yorkshire County. Immediately upon arriving, and without much thought, they purchased a...
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The Oasis
A Tale of Hope by Chris Nicholson
The storm raged on throughout the night. Nora could not sleep but dozed on and off during the bleak hours. At times there were loud creaks and groans followed by a bang severe enough to shake the house as the ice proved too heavy for some tree...
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The Chronicles of Paisley • Corners
by Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
Canadian nurse Kick Cavendish has always wanted to make a difference, and she's hoping her new post as Paisley • Corners’ new public health nurse will help her do just that. The rural Ontario hamlet instantly enamored Kick, who had also dreamed...
