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  • The wind-up bird chronicle
    Author:

    Murakami, Haruki

    Summary:

    In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat.

    Genre: Political fiction, Psychological fiction, Magic realist fiction

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      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • Natasha and other stories
    Author:

    Bezmozgis, David

    Summary:
    Genre: Autobiographical fiction, Canadian fiction, Short stories

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      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • The land of green plums : a novel
    Author:

    Muller, Herta

    Summary:

    Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, The Land of Green Plums tells the story of a group of young people who leave the impoverished provinces for the city in search of better

    Genre: Historical fiction, Political fiction

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      Publisher: Crane Library, Mon, 05/04/2015 - 12:00
  • Initiation
    Author:

    Haich, Elisabeth

    Summary:

    An autobiography that connects the twentieth century European life of internationally beloved teacher Elisabeth Haich and her lucid memories of initiation into the hidden mystical teachings of the

    Genre: Biographical fiction, Autobiographical fiction

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      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • Escape to Havana A Foreign Affairs Mystery
    Author:

    Wilkshire, Nick

    Summary:

    For Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives it.

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

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  • Ultimatum 2
    Author:

    Rohmer, Richard

    Summary:

    Ultimatum 2 is an action-packed, fast-moving saga. The American president is fed up with the hundreds of millions of dollars given to Russia to clean up high-level nuclear waste.

    Genre: Action and adventure fiction, Political fiction

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  • 1979
    Author:

    Healey, Michael

    Summary:

    It’s December 1979 and Clark’s minority Progressive Conservative government is under threat of dissolution before it has a chance to accomplish anything — even pass a budget.

    Genre: Biographical fiction, Canadian drama, Political fiction

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  • The Mommiad
    Author:

    Gilbert, Sky

    Summary:

    Poetic and heartfelt, The Mommiad chronicles the relationship between a mother and her son, the ups and downs they shared, and the toll that alcohol and dementia would eventually take on Patricia T

    Genre: Autobiographical fiction, Canadian drama

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  • The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
    Author:

    Chafe, Robert

    Summary:

    Spanning two decades, Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston’s most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles wi

    Genre: Canadian drama, Political fiction

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  • Proud
    Author:

    Healey, Michael

    Summary:

    Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited unde

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction, Political fiction

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  • 6 Essential Questions
    Author:

    Uppal, Priscila

    Summary:

    6 Essential Questions tells the story of Renata as she travels to Brazil to reunite with the mother who abandoned her when she was just five years old.

    Genre: Autobiographical fiction, Canadian drama

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  • Leo
    Author:

    Laborde, Rosa

    Summary:

    Political passions and sexual identity are delicately intertwined in this bittersweet tale of stolen youth.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Political fiction

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  • A Brimful of Asha
    Author:

    Jain, Asha

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    Jain, Ravi

    Summary:

    In 2007 Ravi Jain completed school and was itching to get his feet wet in the theatre scene.

    Genre: Autobiographical fiction, Canadian drama

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  • Slouching Towards Innocence
    Author:

    Norman, Ron

    Summary:

    Malcolm Bidwell is young, smart, and ambitious—and he’s just been hired by mistake by newly elected Premier Steven Davis as his “go-to guy” for every political mess that needs cleaning up.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fiction

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  • Maria Chapdelaine A Tale of French Canada
    Author:

    Hemon, Louis

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    Blake, W.H.

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    Gnarowski, Michael

    Summary:

    Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author’s experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area.

    Genre: Autobiographical fiction, Canadian fiction

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