Canadian fiction

  • The Jalna Saga All Sixteen Books of the Enduring Classic Series

    Creator

    de la Roche, Mazo

    Abstract

    Beloved by generations, Mazo de la Roche’s irreplaceable Jalna saga is at last available in a single collected volume. For lovers of the series, this is truly the authoritative collection. The Jalna series is a 16-novel family saga about the Whiteoak family. First published in 1927, Jalna won the Atlantic Monthly Press’s first $10,000 Atlantic Prize Novel award. De la Roche went on to write about the Whiteoak family for the next 30 years, establishing a place for herself in popular Canadian literature.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Jalna: Books 13-16 Return to Jalna / Renny's Daughter / Variable Winds at Jalna / Centenary at Jalna

    Creator

    de la Roche, Mazo

    Abstract

    All good things must come to an end, and this four-book bundle closes Mazo de la Roche’s beloved Jalna series with stories of return, rebirth, and hope for a new day. As the dark clouds of World War II begin to clear, the scattered Whiteoak clan returns to its roots, and draws strength from renewed family ties, even if inner peace remains elusive. But life continues at its own pace, with all the departures and unexpected arrivals that entails.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Truth About Brave The Wild Place Adventure Series

    Creator

    Hood-Caddy, Karen

    Abstract

    Is Robin brave enough to do what’s right when everyone thinks she’s wrong? No one is more passionate about rescuing hurt animals than Robin, except maybe her best friend Zo-Zo, who helps Robin run the family’s animal shelter, The Wild Place. When the two of them discover that a neighbour’s chicken farm is really a factory farm, they both want to stop it. Zo-Zo argues that radical action is required, but Robin is worried about getting into trouble with her dad, or even worse, the local sheriff.  Is it ever okay to break the law to stand up for what you believe in?

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Sad Peninsula

    Creator

    Sampson, Mark

    Abstract

    A Canadian ex-pat and a Korean former "comfort woman," each scarred by their pasts, seek redemption. Two separate lives become connected in South Korea: traumatized former Korean "comfort woman" Eun-young, who struggles with her past of rape and violence; and Michael, a troubled young Canadian arriving in Korea to teach ESL, whose principles and humanity are tested by Seoul’s seedy expatriate underbelly. A world away and two generations apart, their lives collide through the fiery Jin, who challenges stereotypes of her race and gender as well as Michael’s morality.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Last of the Independents Vancouver Noir

    Creator

    Wiebe, Sam

    Abstract

    2015 Kobo Emerging Writer's — Winner, Fiction 2015 Arthur Ellis Award — Nominated, Best First Novel 2012 Unhanged Arthur Award — Winner, Best Unpublished First Crime Novel What do a necrophile, a missing boy, and an unsavoury P.I. have in common? Private detective Michael Drayton is about to find out…. Twenty-nine-year-old Michael Drayton runs a private investigation agency in Vancouver that specializes in missing persons — only, as Mike has discovered, some missing people stay with you.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Mac on the Road to Marseille The Adventures of Mademoiselle Mac

    Creator

    Ward, Christopher

    Abstract

    Fifteen-year-old Mackenzie returns to Paris to attend the Christmas Eve wedding of her Dad's old friend, Rudee Daroo, and the love of his life, dancer Sashay D'or. Mac is told about the annual New Year's taxi road rally, this year hosted by the Marseille Marauders, the nastiest lot of drivers you've ever seen. Partnered with hulking cabbie Blag Lebouef, Mac manages to convince her parents that the road rally is more like a carefree drive in the French countryside than the death-defying cutthroat rivalry it's always been.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Jalna: Books 9-12 Finch's Fortune / The Master of Jalna / Whiteoak Harvest / Wakefield's Course

    Creator

    de la Roche, Mazo

    Abstract

    History flows swiftly on, and even the formidable family home of Jalna is swept up in its currents in this collection of books 9-12 of the Jalna series. Fortunes rise and crumble as older generations give way to the young, and the reins of tradition strain against the swift rush of progress reshaping the world. Follow the Whiteoak descendants through a disastrous inheritance, financial calamity, and the heartbreaks great and small that come with time. IncludesFinch's FortuneThe Master of JalnaWhiteoak HarvestWakefield's Course

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Jalna: Books 5-8 Whiteoak Heritage / Whiteoak Brothers / Jalna / Whiteoaks of Jalna

    Creator

    de la Roche, Mazo

    Abstract

    Perhaps the most classic novels of Mazo de la Roche's monumental family saga are these four, which were the first books written in the series, though they fall in the middle of her books' multi-generation narrative. These, including the original novel Jalna, were the books that first established the world of Jalna in the minds of readers and de la Roche herself, and set the stage for the twelve sequels and prequels that were to follow. Includes Whiteoak Heritage Whiteoak Brothers Jalna Whiteoaks of Jalna

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié