"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?
Breadcrumb
Search Results
Author:MacGillivray, Royce
Summary:Available Formats:
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 fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Thompson, Judith
,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 fictionAvailable Formats:
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 fictionAvailable Formats:
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
Available Formats:
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 fictionAvailable Formats:
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 nonfictionAvailable Formats:
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 fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Ross, James
Summary:The comfort food of cottage life books — satisfying, unforgettable, and inevitably nostalgic.
Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfictionAvailable Formats:
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 writingAvailable Formats:
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 nonfictionAvailable Formats:
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 nonfictionAvailable Formats:
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.
Available Formats:
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 nonfictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Boyle, Terry
Summary:An exploration of the unique and unusual places in Ontario that are steeped in history and folklore.
Available Formats: