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  • The House of Ontario
    Author:

    MacGillivray, Royce

    Summary:

    "Beneath the deadly dull history of Ontario lies a myriad of fascinating, but little-known stories. Did you know: Sir John A. Macdonald was born in an Ontario town, not in Scotland?

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Palace of the End
    Author:

    Thompson, Judith

    Summary:

    Based around the lives of three distinct characters—a young soldier imprisoned for her misconduct at a prison camp in Iraq, a microbiologist-cum-weapons inspector who exposes the false justificatio

    Genre: Canadian drama, War fiction

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  • Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia
    Author:

    Thompson, Judith

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    Ashperger, Cynthia

    Summary:

    In Hedda Gabler, a moving exploration of female oppression, a recently married Hedda navigates her new identity as a wife and the intense constraints put on her by society.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Domestic fiction, War fiction

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  • The Mystery of Maddy Heisler
    Author:

    Lillford, Daniel

    Summary:

    As a young man in the midst of World War II, Jacob fell in love with an older woman and began a rapturous affair, until she seemingly vanished.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Historical fiction, War fiction

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  • Three to a Loaf A Novel of the Great War
    Author:

    Goodspeed, Michael J.

    Summary:

    Three to a Loaf is the First World War story of Rory Ferrall, a young Canadian officer of Anglo-German descent who, after being wounded and disfigured at Ypres, comes to the attention of British mi

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Thrillers (Fiction), War fiction

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  • Our Only Shield A Novel of the Second World War
    Author:

    Goodspeed, Michael J.

    Summary:

    Set in the desperate days at the outset of the Second World War, Our Only Shield brings back Rory Ferrall, the resourceful Canadian spy from Michael J. Goodspeed’s debut novel, Three to a Loaf.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, War fiction

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  • The Old Log School
    Author:

    Green, Gavin Hamilton

    Summary:

    Gavin Hamilton Green was well-known to Goderich visitors as the "racy, entertaining and genial proprietor" of Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction

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  • All Else Is Folly A Tale of War and Passion
    Author:

    Acland, Peregrine

    ,

    Busby, Brian

    ,

    Calhoun, James R.

    ,

    Ford, Ford Madox

    Summary:

    One of Canada’s most painful and breathtaking pictures of a soldier’s life during the First World War.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, War fiction

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  • Cottage Daze
    Author:

    Ross, James

    Summary:

    The comfort food of cottage life books — satisfying, unforgettable, and inevitably nostalgic.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction

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  • A Brief Time in Heaven Wilderness Adventures in Canoe Country
    Author:

    Blazino, Darryl

    Summary:

    What starts as a simple fishing trip becomes a cathartic experience in the untamed wilderness of Ontario’s northwestern canoe country.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction, Travel writing

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  • Encountering the Wild
    Author:

    McCuaig, Carol Bennett

    Summary:

    Poison Ivy Acres, 250 acres of wilderness in Renfrew County, Ontario, long dedicated to the preservation of natural habitat, has been home to nature writer Carol Bennett McCuaig for many years.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Still in a Daze at the Cottage
    Author:

    Ross, James

    Summary:

    More tales of family fun and run-ins with nature at the cottage. In the sequel to Cottage Daze, James Ross is back with more tales from the family cottage.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Bird's Eye View
    Author:

    Florence, Elinor

    Summary:

    A Toronto Star Bestseller! Rose, a Canadian intelligence officer in Britain in World War II, struggles with conflicting feelings about the war and a superior’s attention.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Historical fiction, War fiction

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  • Cottage Daze 2-Book Bundle Cottage Daze/Still in a Daze at the Cottage
    Author:

    Ross, James

    Summary:

    This special bundle contains both of James Ross’ essential companion volumes to the great Canadian tradition of life at the cottage.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Discover Ontario Stories of the Province's Unique People and Places
    Author:

    Boyle, Terry

    Summary:

    An exploration of the unique and unusual places in Ontario that are steeped in history and folklore.

    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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