Fiction, World Literature / Canada, 21st Century
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Unraveled
by Tom Hamilton
In her forties, divorced, with two wonderful sons and a loving partner, Ann has finally found some semblance of order in her life. But then she meets John, a seemingly chance encounter on her daily train commute to work. Their lives become...
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DIY Home
by Lorraine McQueen
It’s Georgie’s fiftieth birthday, and she’s running headfirst into a whopping mid-life crisis. Daughter of a minister and a high school principal, Georgie is a perpetual do-gooder who has spent her entire life putting others first—right down to...
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Israfel
by Anthea McLean
"Laura come with me,” said Israfel, “if you are not happy, I will bring you back!" Laura, an American rancher who raises horses in rural BC with her musician husband, Jesse lead a rather quiet life. One day while out riding her horse in the...
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A Hyphenated Life
by Sylvia Barnard
Caught between the pressure to be a good Canadian girl, her duty to her immigrant parents, and her own personal desires, Angelika Langer must learn to translate not just the three languages she speaks, but also her own inner voice. Her parents...
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Connections
by John Connolly
RELATIONSHIPS HAVE THE POWER TO PROFOUNDLY IMPACT OUR LIVES in ways we never could have anticipated—and take us to places we least expect. This collection of short stories explores the euphoria of newfound love, the agony of loss, and the...
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Wind on the Sounds
A Novel Set in the Yacht Race Around Vancouver Island Canada by Barbara Wyatt
A heartwarming tale of a woman with a difficult past and fears who steps outside her comfort zone into one of the toughest yacht races in North America. When Rebecca Dunbar agreed to join the land crew for the Van Isle 360 yacht race, she never...
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Atoned in Truth
by B.P. Fletcher
When Lou Brandon retires as the only constable of a small Manitoba town, his life takes on a comfortable but aimless routine. That changes when he slowly becomes friends with the new Catholic priest, Peter Wilson. As the two struggle with life,...
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Foothills Justice
by Nelson Riis
When game warden Luke Dutton hears a gunshot while he’s out repairing fencing on his ranch in Alberta’s foothills, he has no idea that single shot is going to set into motion events that will turn his world upside down. The more he discovers, the...
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