Fiction, Small Town & Rural
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Bela Joe
by Margaret Saunders
La vera Bela 'Joe' ( Ĝo ) estis mezgranda, bruna kaj miksrasa hundo. Li estis origine posedata de viraĉo de la urbo Meaford, en Ontario, Kanado, kiu kruele misuzis lin kaj eĉ fortranĉis liajn orelojn kaj voston. Walter Moore savis la hundon en...
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Friends
A Collection of Short Stories by Ross Williams
This book includes six short stories all unrelated to each other. One story is true while the others are based on a bare minimum of fact and are almost totally fictional. The themes range from kids on vacation to murder to assisted dying and...
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A Place By The River
by Rosemary Rutley
A Place by the River is a collection of historical fiction stories inspired by those who lived in and around the lost riverside villages of the St. Lawrence River before and after the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Development Project of the...
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A Canoer of Shorelines
by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak
In this lyrical novel, Julie Martin and Rachel Hardy both have an attachment to Meadowbrook Acres, and both try to reinvent their lives in its ghostly, antique embrace. Julie struggles to define herself in an adult role, bucking against demons...
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When Everything Falls Apart
Book Two: The Middle by Simon Heath
After arriving at their off-grid house in the country, Brian, Karen and Robin must adjust to a new life in the country: a new baby, new neighbours and the world’s electrical grids still down. The second installment of the trilogy follows the...
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If I Could Live Again
A heart wrenching, thought provoking novel that spans lifetimes by C. Ingrid Deringer
Sometimes dreams do come true—but not in the way we expect. Spanning three generations and nearly one hundred years, this is a heart-wrenching story about love, loss, family—both blood and the people you choose, spiritual connection, and a dream...
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The Summer of the Train
by Ann Trainor Purdy
Welcome to Spring Cove, a picturesque village with New England charm, rambling farms, sheds, front porches, gardens, clothes lines, flocks of chickens, and party lines. This story transports the reader to the MacWilliams farm and allows the...
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Hope is Triumphant
A Collection of Short Stories by William Shymkiw
This book is a collection of fiction short stories about people and their lives. If you liked the stories of the first book, The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, The second book Hope Is Triumphant will appeal to you. The prominent feature of both books is...
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The Beckoning Sky
by Maryke Schouten
llse is healing from a failed marriage as a result of her mother’s betrayal. Ziltan is the sole caregiver to his abusive father. When he dies a secret is revealed which shatters Ziltan’s entire world. Through these two very different lives coming...
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When Everything Falls Apart
Book Three: The Beginning by Simon Heath
After a year without power, Toronto has changed. Brian, Karen, Robin and Grace make the return journey from their house in the country to see what's left of their former home. They find a devastated city struggling to get back on its feet. When...
