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A Boring Wife Settles the Score
The saucy and ever-appealing Diane, now turning fifty and with the wreckage of her marriage behind her, sets off on a new hilarious journey for romance.
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Bonnie Jack
From the acclaimed author of the internationally bestselling Ava Lee series, a bold and captivating new novel about a search for lost family and the cost of keeping secrets.
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Congratulations, Rhododendrons
In her debut collection, Congratulations, Rhododendrons, award-winning poet Mary Germaine offers love poems to an insistently unlovely world.
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Here he zooms in tighter on less trodden ground, with more revelatory results.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Selvin tells this inside story as if he were right there … \u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden \u003c\/em\u003eis a lively and well-researched book.” \u003cstrong\u003e? \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Forget the subtitle, which is its own myth. The book is in stray facts no one else would dig up, yet alone think of publishing … and, in this ten-years-on-the-strip tale of white people coming out of University High in Los Angeles and making records, the way Selvin can cut right down to what really matters, over and over again.” — \u003cstrong\u003eGreil Marcus, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“My life back in those days was truly ‘fun fun fun’ and \u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully captures our Fifties and Sixties California music scene. Please don’t change a word!” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Johnston of the Beach Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a keeper! Startlingly moving, it features a cast of somehow sympathetic characters who are all looking for a fast buck, some luck of the draw, or intimations of immortality. I knew full well most of the subjects of this tumultuous time; I was also there in a hedge-row cameo. So I read the book through and through. I warrant every word of it is true.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVan Dyke Parks, composer, songwriter, and lyricist of Brian Wilson’s renowned \u003cem\u003eSmile\u003c\/em\u003e album\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a detailed look at the hugely influential California music scene just before the arrival of folk rock and psychedelic music — a vital link in the chronicles of the American popular song. 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Joel Selvin’s special gift is putting you in the room to witness these unlikely events that became essential Rock History.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt, musician, actor, and syndicated radio host of \u003cem\u003eLittle Steven’s Underground Garage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“There’s a panoramic sweep to Joel Selvin’s \u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Hollywood Eden
The story of a group of young artists and musicians who came together at the dawn of the 1960s to create the lasting myth of the California dream.
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Intruder
In Intruder, acclaimed poet Bardia Sinaee explores with vivid and precise language themes of encroachment in contemporary life.
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A stylish and inspiring guide for living a happier life in balance with the natural world.
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A brilliant and original tragicomic thriller about one man’s search for peace and sanctuary amid invasive neighbours and a mysterious death.
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Museum of Bone and Water
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Securing Democracy
Greenwald documents the courageous fight for press freedom in Brazil, where authoritarianism and rampant corruption threaten the most fundamental principles of democracy.
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He locates the complexities of the personal in a wide range of social issues, while playing masterfully with language, form, and tone. His stunning political poems never descend to pedantry or the prosaic. A mature work: smart, moving, inventive, original.” — Jury Citation, Governor General’s Literary Award For Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR STEVEN HEIGHTON AND \u003cem\u003ePATIENT FRAME\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, P.K. 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anyone to read his “2001, an Elegy” and not melt over its closing lines.” — \u003cem\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR STEVEN HEIGHTON AND \u003cem\u003eTHE ECSTASY OF SKEPTICS\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Simply the most exciting book of poetry published this year.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sensitively conceived collection strong in poetic form, lyricism and emotion … a virtuoso performance.” — Governor General’s Literary Award Jury Citation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heighton has an unfailing sense of rhythm and sound, and his poems surprise with their intelligence and vividness … [but] it’s the honesty in these poems that sets them apart, their open lustfulness, grief, or joy, and the ease with which Heighton contrasts this with intellectual reserve.” — 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Selected Poems 1983–2020
A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.
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Songs for Angel
Ninth in the Soifs cycle, Songs for Angel interrogates violence and hate and takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack.
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The 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the shortlist of the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize.
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The Guardian of Amsterdam Street
Roma meets A Gentleman in Moscow in this vivid portrait of the twentieth century, witnessed by one boy from his self-imposed refuge in Mexico City.
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While it is immediately apparent to Wu that the officer has been murdered, the military insist it was suicide and want the case closed with no questions asked. Soon, however, more high-ranking officers turn up dead, and Wu realizes he has a full-blown conspiracy on his hands. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile in Italy, Alex, a young Taiwanese sniper, ex-Marine, ex–French Foreign Legion, and currently a fried-rice chef in Manarola, is called back into service. Ordered by his handler to assassinate a high-level Taiwanese government advisor in Rome, he soon finds himself on the run, hunted across Europe by his old brothers-in-arms. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n"}
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The Sniper
Jason Bourne meets John McClane in this electrifying Taiwanese thriller about a young special-forces sniper ordered to assassinate a high-level government official.
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Hamilton, author of \u003cem \u003eAnd I Alone Escaped To Tell You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND \u003cem \u003eWATERMARK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Danuta Gleed Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Forest of Reading Evergreen Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Book Awards: Best Short Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A sometimes-mystical Gothic in which the horror arises from those closest to us … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is taut, sharp writing.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Riveting, disturbing tales … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e has enough to fascinate and scare throughout.” — \u003cem \u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A stunning, highly novelistic collection of stories\u003cem \u003e \u003c\/em\u003e… In \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, Conlin, in keeping with her two previous novels, depicts richly complex characters intersecting with memory and place … Conlin’s language, concise and gorgeously vibrant, seduces readers into her detailed, empathetically imagined worlds … From its first lines, \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection like no other, will seize your heart and refuse to let go.” — \u003cem \u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and haunting stories.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Rich with humanity and atmosphere.” — \u003cem \u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“These stories are deliciously discomfiting … Suspenseful excavations of family secrets, as smart as they are creepy.” — \u003cem \u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“There is purpose, precision, and an incredible haunting darkness, all of which are the reasons why \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is such a pleasure to read from cover to cover.” — \u003cem \u003ePickle Me This\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Conlin’s characters are fierce, lonely, dangerous, and wild. This is the best short story collection I've read in years.” — Annabel Lyon, author of \u003cem \u003eOxygen \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin’s stories achieve a dizzying balance of light and dark — the magical with the murderous. Over and over again, Conlin masterfully depicts the lush, somehow uncanny splendour of high summer only to chill us with a counterbalancing night world of hidden creatures and terrible human secrets. The results make for mesmerizing reading.” — Lynn Coady, author of \u003cem \u003eThe Antagonist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eHellgoing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“If you have faith in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction, or if you watch Werner Herzog’s films with a sense of awe, then Christy Ann Conlin’s collection of stories is for you. Equal parts lovely and loathsome, terrifying and tender, this elemental book works with the rawest of raw materials. This is honest and revealing writing from an artist at the top of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark \u003c\/em\u003eis propulsive. These linked stories are gothic dark and sparking with brilliant twists. Characters so vivid you can hear their voices, feel their pulse. Here are deep psychological fractures and betrayals, loss and longing. Adventure and abandon. Conlin’s characters are a splendidly complex; they are sometimes prisoners, and sometimes breaking free. This book is a dangerous joyride.” — Lisa Moore, author of \u003cem \u003eCaught \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eSomething for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“From the Gothic heart of the Annapolis Valley to the dreamlike shores of British Columbia, these stories sparkle with wickedness and dark beauty, reminding us again that Conlin is one of Canada’s most daring and original writers. The range and breadth of style and voice in this collection is astonishing, and her gift for the uncanny is as assured as her masterful writing. Whether it’s through the skewed vision of a heartbroken widower or the vivid delusions of an unrepentant killer, she presents a moving and uncompromising exploration of the deep undercurrents of the human psyche, and the tricks that our minds play — on ourselves and each other.” — Kerry Lee Powell, author of \u003cem \u003eWillem de Kooning’s Paintbrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e takes us beyond mere appearances, offering intimate portraits of characters you quickly realize you only\u003cem \u003e think \u003c\/em\u003eyou know. These are powerful stories that tell secrets — that are interested in, and unafraid of, all the messy details that make up a person, a life.” — Johanna Skibsrud, author of \u003cem \u003eQuartet for the End of Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eThe Sentimentalists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e THE MEMENTO\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Nothing short of dazzling … The dizzying speed of revelation produces, in its masterly way, the effect of what T. S. Eliot calls ‘genuine poetry.’” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic spine-tingler, centering on a haunted house and children hovering between evil and innocence, power and vulnerability … Conlin’s novel lingers on relationships between children and servants, children and their (often absent) parents, and elderly relatives — all within the span of one sultry, sordid summer.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of the uncanny, drawing together a coming-of-age story with elements of ghost stories, haunted houses, family curses, and folk tales. It’s a dizzying feat … A masterful accomplishment from a powerful writer.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Expertly weaving gothic elements, maritime superstition, and the lingering effects of grief, \u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is an eerie return to form — ceaselessly tense until the last page.” — \u003cem \u003eThe Coast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Trust in Christy Ann Conlin. Follow the mythic thread she has expertly woven through this rich labyrinth of a novel and you will be transported. This is the work of a master storyteller operating at the height of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“In this exuberant novel, Christy Ann Conlin offers us a grab bag of gothic delights — a creaking groaning mansion, a precocious twelfth-century-born twelve-year-old, tea parties with the dead, and an unnerving number of fleeting darting “somethings” only glimpsed in the corner of your eye. Wildly imaginative.” — Caroline Adderson, author of \u003cem \u003eEllen in Pieces \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e HEAVE\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Amazon.ca First Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Dartmouth Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Top 100 Book\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Simply a marvellous book … The writing is fine, smooth, and tight. This is an honest tale of family love and hate … \u003cem \u003eHeave\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful book. It’s hard to believe this author is just beginning. I can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“One book I will not be passing on is Nova Scotian writer Christy Ann Conlin’s marvellous first novel \u003cem \u003eHeave. \u003c\/em\u003eThis book prompted a whelp of excitement from me.” — \u003cem \u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e “[Conlin] has produced an extraordinary book … that won’t soon be forgotten.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Conlin proves herself a keen observer of family life, adept at teasing out the loose ends and following them to uncover the lumps and knots in the fabric.” — \u003cem \u003eHamilton Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Highly visual and visceral prose … Right from the first line \u003cem \u003eHeave\u003c\/em\u003e is a crazy ride.” — \u003cem \u003eHalifax Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe story is both timely and topical, touching on young female friendship and the value of one’s chosen family.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe author is a well-known and celebrated East Coast talent, a master of the North Atlantic Gothic style and tone.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eChristy Ann Conlin’s debut novel, \u003cem \u003eHeave \u003c\/em\u003e(2002), was a finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and timeless, this powerful story about trauma, resilience, and finding your voice proves powerfully relevant for 2021 … Conlin shows a remarkable ability to evoke an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“[Christy Ann Conlin] uses breathtaking prose to explore insidious commodification of women, ruthlessly deconstructing stereotypes of female capability, worth, ageism, and mental illness … \u003cem\u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning literary work. 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The Speed of Mercy
A riveting and lyrical novel about a childhood friendship and the dark secrets uncovered in a small Nova Scotia town over the course of one summer.
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It is a lyrical meditation on betrayal and loss, the cruel forces of aging and confinement, and the quirkiness of memory as it recedes and rises like the salty Bay of Fundy waters that haunt this compelling novel. \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is also a passionate testament to the resilience of those who have been wronged, and to their refusal to cave in the face of human evil. I love this novel.” — Lawrence Hill, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem \u003eThe Illegal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Book of Negroes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Moving, funny, and propulsive. In prose both lyrical and sharp, compassionate and wise, Christy Ann Conlin delivers a page-turner with a fierce heart at its core.” — Mona Awad, author of \u003cem \u003eBunny \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin is a conjurer: of place, people, and the haunting past. I was instantly caught up in the darkly mysterious world and indelible characters she has brought to life. Gripping, suspenseful, and lyrically written, \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e caught me by the throat and didn’t let go.” — Alix Ohlin, Scotiabank Giller Prize–shortlisted author of \u003cem \u003eDual Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Dark family secrets, the lore of the sea, and a tender, protective friendship between women all converge in \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, an unusual and surprising story set in idyllic rural Nova Scotia. With subtle humour, Conlin picks the locks on the long-closed doors of two families and bares the ugly, painful skeletons everyone knew were there but chose to hide. At the end she has you wondering just what mysteries your own family might be hiding.” — Sylvia D. Hamilton, author of \u003cem \u003eAnd I Alone Escaped To Tell You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND \u003cem \u003eWATERMARK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Danuta Gleed Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Forest of Reading Evergreen Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Book Awards: Best Short Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A sometimes-mystical Gothic in which the horror arises from those closest to us … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is taut, sharp writing.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Riveting, disturbing tales … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e has enough to fascinate and scare throughout.” — \u003cem \u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A stunning, highly novelistic collection of stories\u003cem \u003e \u003c\/em\u003e… In \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, Conlin, in keeping with her two previous novels, depicts richly complex characters intersecting with memory and place … Conlin’s language, concise and gorgeously vibrant, seduces readers into her detailed, empathetically imagined worlds … From its first lines, \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection like no other, will seize your heart and refuse to let go.” — \u003cem \u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and haunting stories.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Rich with humanity and atmosphere.” — \u003cem \u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“These stories are deliciously discomfiting … Suspenseful excavations of family secrets, as smart as they are creepy.” — \u003cem \u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“There is purpose, precision, and an incredible haunting darkness, all of which are the reasons why \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is such a pleasure to read from cover to cover.” — \u003cem \u003ePickle Me This\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Conlin’s characters are fierce, lonely, dangerous, and wild. This is the best short story collection I've read in years.” — Annabel Lyon, author of \u003cem \u003eOxygen \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin’s stories achieve a dizzying balance of light and dark — the magical with the murderous. Over and over again, Conlin masterfully depicts the lush, somehow uncanny splendour of high summer only to chill us with a counterbalancing night world of hidden creatures and terrible human secrets. The results make for mesmerizing reading.” — Lynn Coady, author of \u003cem \u003eThe Antagonist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eHellgoing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“If you have faith in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction, or if you watch Werner Herzog’s films with a sense of awe, then Christy Ann Conlin’s collection of stories is for you. Equal parts lovely and loathsome, terrifying and tender, this elemental book works with the rawest of raw materials. This is honest and revealing writing from an artist at the top of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark \u003c\/em\u003eis propulsive. These linked stories are gothic dark and sparking with brilliant twists. Characters so vivid you can hear their voices, feel their pulse. Here are deep psychological fractures and betrayals, loss and longing. Adventure and abandon. Conlin’s characters are a splendidly complex; they are sometimes prisoners, and sometimes breaking free. This book is a dangerous joyride.” — Lisa Moore, author of \u003cem \u003eCaught \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eSomething for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“From the Gothic heart of the Annapolis Valley to the dreamlike shores of British Columbia, these stories sparkle with wickedness and dark beauty, reminding us again that Conlin is one of Canada’s most daring and original writers. The range and breadth of style and voice in this collection is astonishing, and her gift for the uncanny is as assured as her masterful writing. Whether it’s through the skewed vision of a heartbroken widower or the vivid delusions of an unrepentant killer, she presents a moving and uncompromising exploration of the deep undercurrents of the human psyche, and the tricks that our minds play — on ourselves and each other.” — Kerry Lee Powell, author of \u003cem \u003eWillem de Kooning’s Paintbrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e takes us beyond mere appearances, offering intimate portraits of characters you quickly realize you only\u003cem \u003e think \u003c\/em\u003eyou know. These are powerful stories that tell secrets — that are interested in, and unafraid of, all the messy details that make up a person, a life.” — Johanna Skibsrud, author of \u003cem \u003eQuartet for the End of Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eThe Sentimentalists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e THE MEMENTO\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Nothing short of dazzling … The dizzying speed of revelation produces, in its masterly way, the effect of what T. S. Eliot calls ‘genuine poetry.’” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic spine-tingler, centering on a haunted house and children hovering between evil and innocence, power and vulnerability … Conlin’s novel lingers on relationships between children and servants, children and their (often absent) parents, and elderly relatives — all within the span of one sultry, sordid summer.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of the uncanny, drawing together a coming-of-age story with elements of ghost stories, haunted houses, family curses, and folk tales. It’s a dizzying feat … A masterful accomplishment from a powerful writer.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Expertly weaving gothic elements, maritime superstition, and the lingering effects of grief, \u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is an eerie return to form — ceaselessly tense until the last page.” — \u003cem \u003eThe Coast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Trust in Christy Ann Conlin. Follow the mythic thread she has expertly woven through this rich labyrinth of a novel and you will be transported. This is the work of a master storyteller operating at the height of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“In this exuberant novel, Christy Ann Conlin offers us a grab bag of gothic delights — a creaking groaning mansion, a precocious twelfth-century-born twelve-year-old, tea parties with the dead, and an unnerving number of fleeting darting “somethings” only glimpsed in the corner of your eye. Wildly imaginative.” — Caroline Adderson, author of \u003cem \u003eEllen in Pieces \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e HEAVE\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Amazon.ca First Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Thomas H. 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A riveting and lyrical novel about a childhood friendship and the dark secrets uncovered in a small Nova Scotia town over the course of one summer.
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The Therapist
From the mind of a psychologist comes a chilling domestic thriller that gets under your skin.
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In O’Loughlin’s work, our desire for knowledge, our obsession with the past, our grappling with life itself … all of it is generously, wittily on display.” — Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury Citation\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Hugely ambitious … [O’Loughlin] displays a prodigious imagination.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Readers who delight in history and mystery mixed together will appreciate O’Loughlin’s shifting drifts of reality and imagination.” — \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eIn both concept and execution the novel is a serious piece of work at once vastly entertaining and ambitious on a scale that leaves much of contemporary Irish fiction looking woefully insubstantial … there will be few better historical novels published this year.” — \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A compelling and hugely ambitious novel.” — \u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] masterly, richly researched, vastly ranging tale.” —\u003cem\u003e Toronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMinds of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound ode to land, legend, and love … beautifully drawn and expertly told, \u003cem\u003eMinds of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is gripping from the start.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMinds of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e proves to be an exhilarating romp through the age of polar exploration … like the search for Franklin himself, \u003cem\u003eMinds of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of death and glory, loss and triumph, and, ultimately, the mighty power of the imagination in the face of unrelenting struggle.” — \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMinds of Winter \u003c\/em\u003eis a remarkable feat of imagination, empathy, and research. Past and present merge to convey the polar landscape’s immense mysteries, and the lives of those voyagers compelled to seek answers in its icy expanses. Ed O’Loughlin is a skilled cartographer of both the Arctic and the human heart. What a magnificent novel.” — Ron Rash, author of \u003cem\u003eSerena \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR ED O’LOUGHLIN AND \u003cem\u003eTOPLOADER \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“It is not altogether extravagant to claim, as the book’s publicity does, that \u003cem\u003eToploader\u003c\/em\u003e is ‘in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCatch 22\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/em\u003e,’ but there is no real need for such comparisons: situated, or rather wavering nicely, somewhere between satire, fable, and shaggy dog story, O’Loughlin’s second novel (his first was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize) should be enjoyed for its own virtues, the most unsettling of which may be its extreme laconicism. One absurdist delight follows another in rapid succession.” — \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“O’Loughlin, who spent years working as an international correspondent in Africa and the Middle East, has made use of his experiences to create an intelligent world informed by contemporary conflicts … At times, the satire is reminiscent of Joseph Heller or Thomas Pynchon in the way it embraces the sheer stupidity of the situations it describes, but unlike those authors, O’Loughlin adds eloquent and thoughtful political discussions, which do not disrupt his fast-paced narrative.” — \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Black farce sci-fi set in a near-future Embargoed Zone … Hilarious stuff — very Dr Strangelove.” — \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A spy called Agent Cobra, a deadly secret, and an exploding donkey isn’t what you’d expect from a Booker Prize longlisted author, but it’s what you get from Ed O’Loughlin’s latest. \u003cem\u003eToploader\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic war novel with hints of \u003cem\u003eCatch 22\u003c\/em\u003e and no mention of those ‘Dancing in the Moonlight’ bellwhiffs.” — “Book of the Week,”\u003cem\u003e SPORT Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A biting military satire set in a near-future world in the vein of \u003cem\u003eCatch 22\u003c\/em\u003e, this is quirky and clever. O’Loughlin’s storytelling and sense of the ridiculous are acute, examining modern terrorism and conflict with an unflinching eye.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Big Issue \u003c\/em\u003e(U.K.)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR ED O’LOUGHLIN AND \u003cem\u003eNOT UNTRUE NOT UNKIND\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLonglist, Man Booker Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A graceful writer … You can almost smell the sweated alcohol and overhear that mixture of cheerful camaraderie and late-night braggadocio from terrace bars in the cities of half-remembered conflicts.” — \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“With its intensely evocative language and atmosphere of looming tragedy, \u003cem\u003eNot Untrue and Not Unkind \u003c\/em\u003eis a book that far transcends the usual literary efforts of the former combat reporter.” — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Passionate, colourful … Love story and tragedy, mystery and professional satire (à la Evelyn Waugh’s \u003cem\u003eScoop\u003c\/em\u003e) all rolled into one.” — \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The most exciting first novel I have read in many years.” — Anne Enright, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Green Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A fine, darkly authoritative novel.”— Joseph O’Neill, author of\u003cem\u003e Netherland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“O’Loughlin … writes fiction with a stoic lyricism.” — \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e “Superb.”— \u003cem\u003eTheTimes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“This finely written book will make you doubt any foreign correspondent feature you ever read again.”— \u003cem\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Prologue: Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lions Gate suspension bridge joins central Vancouver to the North Shore and the mountains beyond. It’s a little over one mile long. Two hundred feet beneath it are the First Narrows, where the Burrard Inlet meets English Bay. The design is similar to that of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and it is likewise considered to be beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn good weather, the traffic cameras on the north end of the bridge, pointing south, would show the whole sweep of its three-lane highway, as well as the pedestrian and cycle paths attached either side of it. But it was raining on the night in question, as you’d expect in Vancouver. In the CCTV footage which the cops showed to Michael, the raindrops are shooting stars, streaking white across the lenses of the cameras, burning up in the lights from the bridge. The yellow bulbs along the parapet, and the blue globes on the cables, grow dimmer with distance, then fade from view a hundred yards from the shore, swallowed by the fog and rain that are rolling into Burrard Inlet. The port and the city are lost in this fog. Two hundred feet under the bridge, the tide would, at the time in question, have been ebbing through the First Narrows at almost four knots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe southern end of Lions Gate Bridge is located in the heights of Stanley Park, a patch of coastal rainforest preserved from the encroaching city. Here, two large stone lions guard the entrance to the bridge, where the approach road curves north through the fir trees and cedars. At 3.11 a.m., a traffic camera at this end of the bridge sees a figure in a red hooded jacket emerging from a path in the forest, pushing a bicycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA car passes, and, when it has gone, the figure crosses the road to access the path on the seaward side of the bridge. As the figure passes the camera, the wind blows back its hood. The image is clear enough, despite the poor light and low resolution. At 3.13 a.m., Lydia Alice Field walked on to the Lions Gate Bridge and vanished in the rain and fog. Michael, watching the footage with the two constables, was able to confirm her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe did not reappear to any of the other cameras which cover both ends of the bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 5.19 a.m., a police dispatcher received a call from a jogger who had found an unlocked bicycle propped against the parapet, three hundred metres out from Stanley Park. Wanting to be helpful, the jogger added that he had looked over the parapet into the Narrows, two hundred feet below, but could see no sign of anyone in the water. By then she was miles away. Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were interviews, formalities. When they were done, the police thanked Michael for his cooperation and told him they were sorry. They dropped him back to the empty house as the sun was going down. The constables waited at the kerb to make sure he was OK. They noted that he stood for some time on the porch, staring at the door, before he opened it and went inside.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"\u003cp\u003e “Sharp, witty, and so well-written, with a plot that intrigues till the end. \u003cem \u003eThe Thirty-Nine Steps\u003c\/em\u003e for the modern age.” — Christine Dwyer Hickey, award-winning author of \u003cem \u003eThe Narrow Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Eden \u003c\/em\u003eis a delight, a rollicking ride that never lets up, with a surprising – and emotionally rich – ending … A novel as relentless in its pursuit of deeper understanding as it is of fast thrills.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Eden \u003c\/em\u003eis a delight, a rollicking ride that never lets up, with a surprising – and emotionally rich – ending … A novel as relentless in its pursuit of deeper understanding as it is of fast thrills.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"An exhilarating technothriller and modern spy novel reminiscent of William Gibson and the golden age of panoramic international espionage fiction.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2021-06-08","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"An exhilarating technothriller and modern spy novel reminiscent of William Gibson and the golden age of panoramic international espionage fiction."}
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Not since Flaubert’s \u003cem\u003eA Simple Heart\u003c\/em\u003e have I encountered a narrative that shows, with such clear and patient fury, how breathtaking vulnerability can come from poverty, pride, and helpless family love.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Lauren Groff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeously written celebration of the natural world as well as a moving portrait of a family struggling against time. Through buried secrets and private longings, the Seeders emerge as multi-layered characters living at the fringes of society. This book is ultimately about redemption — about the unexpected importance of neighbours, lovers, and friends, and the ways in which we can re-envision our lives for the better, even after the unimaginable has occurred.” \u003cstrong\u003e— Lucy Tan, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat We Were Promised\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Another engrossing book.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[Fuller’s] memorable characters will work their way into your head and heart.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller’s prose is often graceful, lyrical ... Fuller has a remarkable way of juxtaposing beauty with ugliness, resilience with despair, and her portrayal of these troubled but appealing siblings is as sensitive as it is powerful. \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e shows us that at any age, the unexpected can trip us up and force us to rewrite not only our present but our past.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller explores the painful realities of poverty and social isolation with immense sensitivity in this multi-layered and emotionally astute novel.” \u003cstrong \u003e— \u003cem\u003eGuardian \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller writers agonizingly well about the poverty, and the cruelty of predatory villagers who smell fresh blood. The scenario is thick with jeopardy — just when you think things can’t get worse, they do — yet, blessedly, the climax pulls back from the abyss without losing a jot of drama. Superb.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A revelatory experience … [Claire Fuller is] a novelist doing her strongest work yet … This is a powerful, beautiful novel that shows us our land as it really is: a place of shelter and cruelty, innocence and experience.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eTimes \u003c\/em\u003e(U.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller has a keen eye for how things fall apart. Ruinous living is a theme in all her novels … But ruination is also the scene of patching up, as Fuller’s characters deploy their skills of brushing, mending, sewing, and painting. The same goes for parental manipulation. In \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Groun\u003c\/em\u003ed, it is only when the big lie is revealed that renovation can commence.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e shares with Fuller’s previous works themes of closely guarded family secrets and homes built upon shaky foundations … Fuller displays a tenderness for her characters — with all the mistakes they make or lies they tell — as well as highlighting the precariousness of even the most fervently believed truths.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A kind of photonegative English pastoral … \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e examines where the fault lines lie — how a parent’s errors can reverberate through a life.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Impressive … With sensitivity and intelligence, Fuller unpicks the relentless complexity of the modern world, in which mobile phones are connected to bank accounts are connected to central heating systems, and the hopeless poignancy of our longing for simplicity […] It is exactly this note of astringency, combined with Fuller’s skill at evoking sensations from the animal pleasures of sex to the misery of sleeping rough that gives the narrative its fierce energy.” \u003cstrong\u003e— Christobel Kent, \u003cem\u003eGuardian \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Sometimes it’s the slowest growers that have the strongest roots. A former sculptor who began writing at the age of forty, Fuller’s been quietly cultivating a devoted following throughout the publication of three psychologically sharp novels. Her fourth novel is … a dark tale, no doubt — but if you’re a reader who lives for contemplative storytelling and perfectly wrought characters, this author is for you.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e, Writers to Watch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] stunning story … Touching on themes of love, friendship, and neighbours, [\u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e is] a powerful exploration of loneliness and isolation.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[Fuller’s] absorbing novel unsettles us with its fine evocation of life’s fragility while grounding us in the healing powers of love, loyalty, and nature’s bounty.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Claire Fuller has long been a writer expert on both character and relationships. The \u003cem\u003eUnsettled\u003c\/em\u003e in the title is well chosen — there’s an unsettling edge to the world Fuller creates, but it is one that slowly, skilfully draws the reader in, weaving a captivating tale of love, resilience, and survival.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eLiving Magazines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e is another sly psychological treat from Claire Fuller, who just keeps on getting better with each book.” \u003cstrong \u003e— Laline Paull, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bees \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Ice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller’s prose is darkly elegant, her eye for character astute and humane, and her sense of place vividly atmospheric — here is a writer of great skill, sensitivity, and subtlety.” \u003cstrong \u003e— Lucy Atkins, author of \u003cem\u003eMagpie Lane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Claire Fuller strikes the perfect balance between beauty and melancholy in this relevant and powerful exploration of isolation and life on the fringes of society.” \u003cstrong \u003e— Clare Mackintosh, author of \u003cem\u003eAfter the End\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“This fourth novel from the award-winning Fuller begins with a heartrending crisis for adult twins Julius and Jeanie Seeder … A gripping, unsettling narrative that ultimately offers a journey of resilience and hope, with unforgettable results.” \u003cstrong \u003e— \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller paints a devastatingly haunting picture of abject poverty … This tale offers a remarkable peek into how the embrace of family can completely smother other aspects of life. Nevertheless, human ingenuity persists … It’s reassuring to think that reinvention is possible after all.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller is a master of building suspense … At once unsettling and hopeful, her book checks all the boxes of an engrossing mystery.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, Claire Fuller uncovers marginalized lives we don’t often see on the page in the rich and sensory prose that has gained her a strong following.” \u003cstrong\u003e— Isabel Costello, \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Sofa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CLAIRE FULLER AND \u003cem\u003eBITTER ORANGE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLonglist, International Dublin Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn Amazon.ca Best Book of the Year: Editors’ Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBitter Orange \u003c\/em\u003eechoes Penelope Lively’s Booker-winning \u003cem\u003eMoon Tiger\u003c\/em\u003e, Anita Brookner’s \u003cem\u003eLook at Me\u003c\/em\u003e, and Sarah Waters’ \u003cem\u003eThe Little Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e … Perfect heatwave reading … Fuller’s twists left me reeling.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e, FOUR-STAR REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“It is rare for me to put down a novel and then immediately consider rereading it to see what cleverness I might have missed. This time, though, I am tempted.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Page by page, Fuller enchants us with prose as thick as clotted cream, only for us to realize too late that she’s been ensnaring us at every turn.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The atmosphere [Fuller] conjures creates its own choking sense of dread.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller is an accomplished and serious writer who has the ability to implant interesting psychological dimensions into plotty, pacy narratives.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“All the expectations are set up and subverted in Claire Fuller’s atmospheric and carefully constructed third novel … There are echoes of L. P. Hartley’s \u003cem\u003eThe Go-Between \u003c\/em\u003eand Ian McEwan’s \u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e in this set-up, as there are of Anita Brookney’s many stories of deceived spinsters.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The story builds to a shocking finale, resulting in a thoroughly enjoyable book with a well-paced plot and plenty of twists and turns.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eElle Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CLAIRE FULLER AND \u003cem\u003eSWIMMING LESSONS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChapters\/Indigo February Staff Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn Amazon.com Best Book of February\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA Goodreads 23 Highly Anticipated Book of 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/em\u003e 12 New Book for Winter 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBustle\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Fictions Book of 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNylon\u003c\/em\u003e 50 Books We Can’t Wait to Read\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn Elle.com 25 Most Anticipated Books By Women\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA BuzzFeed 27 Brilliant New Books You Need to Read This Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller’s \u003cem\u003eSwimming Lessons \u003c\/em\u003eis a master-class in prose … Fuller’s words are so exact and efficient in their storytelling … Stunningly beautiful … The elegance Fuller musters in such deliberate language is a feat. But the story itself is pretty genius all on its own … A novel that stands out.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling, captivating, sophisticated suspense.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Assured, multi-layered, well-crafted, compelling, excellent.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“As she did in her first novel, \u003cem\u003eOur Endless Numbered Days\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), Fuller proves to be a master of temporal space, taking readers through flashbacks and epistolary chapters at a pace timed to create wonder and suspense. It’s her beautiful prose, though, that rounds this one out, as she delves deeply to examine the legacies of a flawed and passionate marriage.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Saving the best for last with revelations and surprises, Fuller’s well-crafted, intricate tale captures the strengths and shortcomings of ordinary people to show how healing is possible by confronting the darkest places.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CLAIRE FULLER AND \u003cem\u003eOUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWinner, Desmond Elliott Prize for Best First Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, American Booksellers Association Adult Debut Book of the Year Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmazon Rising Star 2015 (U.K.)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A post-apocalyptic debut with a twist. An obsessive survivalist abducts his daughter in this gripping family drama.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller handles the tension masterfully in this grown-up thriller of a fairy tale, full of clues, questions, and intrigue.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Both shocking and subtle, brilliant and beautiful, a poised and elegant work that recalls the early work of Ian McEwan in the delicacy of its prose and the way that this is combined with some very dark undertones.” \u003cstrong\u003e— Desmond Elliott Prize Jury\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“This gripping tale will be well received by fans of survivalist fiction and psychological thrillers.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is almost impossible to put down. Fuller weaves a hypnotic intensity of detail into her narrative that gives every lie the feel of truth.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Like Emma Donoghue’s \u003cem\u003eRoom\u003c\/em\u003e, Fuller’s thoroughly immersive debut takes child kidnapping to a whole new level of disturbing.” \u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Fuller’s compelling coming-of-age story, narrated from the perspective of Peggy’s return to civilization, is delivered in translucent prose … This is a memorable first work from a talent to watch.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003e1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe morning sky lightens, and snow falls on the cottage. It falls on the thatch, concealing the moss and the mouse damage, smoothing out the undulations, filling in the hollows and slips, melting where it touches the bricks of the chimney. It settles on the plants and bare soil in the front garden and forms a perfect mound on top of the rotten gatepost, as though shaped from the inside of a teacup. It hides the roof of the chicken coop, and those of the privy and the old dairy, leaving a dusting across the workbench and floor where the window was broken long ago. In the vegetable garden at the back, the snow slides through the rips in the plastic of the polytunnel, chills the onion sets four inches underground and shrivels the new shoots of the swiss chard. Only the head of the last winter cabbage refuses to succumb, the interior leaves curled green and strong, waiting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the high double bed up the left staircase, Dot lies beside her adult daughter, Jeanie, who is gently snoring. Something different about the light in the room has woken Dot and she can’t get back to sleep. She gets out of the bed — floorboards cold, air colder — and puts on her dressing gown and slippers. The dog — Jeanie’s dog — a biscuit-coloured lurcher who sleeps on the landing with her back to the chimney breast, raises her head, enquiring about the early hour as Dot passes, lowering it when she gets no answer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownstairs in the kitchen, Dot jabs at the embers in the range with the poker and shoves in a ball of paper, some kindling and a log. There is a pain. Behind her left eye. Between her left eye and her temple. Does the place have a name? She needs to go to the optician, get her eyes checked, but then what? How will she pay for new glasses? She needs to take her prescription to the chemist, but she is worried about the cost. The light is wrong down here, too. Lowing? Owing? Glowing? She touches her temple as though to locate the pain and sees through the curtains, in the gap where they don’t quite meet, that it is snowing. It is the twenty-eighth of April.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer movements must have roused the dog again because now there is a scratching at the door at the bottom of the left staircase and Dot reaches out to unlatch it. She watches her hand grasping the wrought-iron, the liver spots and crosshatching seeming peculiar, unlike anything she’s seen before: the mechanics of her fingers, the way the skin on her knuckles stretches over bone, bending around the handle. The articulation is alien — the hand of an imposter. The effort of pushing on the tiny plate with her thumb seems impossible, a bodily weariness worse even than when her twins were three months old and didn’t sleep at the same time, or the terrible year after they turned twelve. But with great concentration she presses and the latch lifts. The dog pokes her snout through, the rest of her body following. She whimpers and licks Dot’s left hand where it hangs against her thigh, pushes nose into palm, making the hand swing of its own accord, a pendulum. The pain increases and Dot worries that the dog might wake Jeanie with her whining, Jeanie asleep in the right-hand dip in the double mattress, first made by her husband, Frank, long dead, and on the rare occasions when her children were out of the house, by that other unmentionable-at-home man, who is too long for that old short bed so he cannot stretch out, and then hollowed further by Jeanie even though she is a wisp of a thing and only ate a tiny slice of the Victoria sponge they made for when Dot herself turned seventy last month and had at the little celebration here in the kitchen with Bridget taking telephone pictures of Julius on his fiddle and she on her banjo and Jeanie on the guitar all singing after a drop of port to lubricate the vocal chords Julius always says and how the sensation Dot has now is similar to the way she felt after her third glass clumsy and blurred with her thoughts diffuse dizzily leaving the remains of the cake on the table so that dog naughty stood on her hind legs and yumphed it down and them scolding and laughing until her sides … yurt? Kurt? all her loves but one, there with her, and the dog barking and jumping and barking too excited and noisy like she’d be in the snow waking Julius who sleeps so lightly and stirs at any noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll these thoughts and more, which Dot is barely aware of, pass through her mind while her body slows. It is a wet coat she wants to shed like the chickens with their autumn moult. An unresponsive weight. Leaden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDot falls back onto the kitchen sofa as though someone has reached out a palm and pushed on her breastbone. The dog sits on her haunches and lowers her head onto Dot’s knee, nudging her hand until she places it between the animal’s ears. And then all thoughts of chickens and children, of birthdays and beds, all thoughts of everything, vanish and are silent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe worries of seventy years — the money, the infidelity, the small deceits — are cut away, and when she looks at her hand she can no longer tell where she ends and dog begins. They are one substance, enormous and free, as is the sofa, the stone floor, the walls, the cottage thatch, the snow, the sky. Everything connected. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Jeanie,’ she calls but hears some other word. She isn’t concerned, she has never felt such love for the world and everything in it. The dog makes a noise that isn’t like any noise a dog would make and backs off, so that Dot is forced to remove her hand from the bony head. She shuffles forward on the sofa, she wants to touch the animal again, put her arms around the dog and fall inside of her. But as Dot leans, she tips, her left foot turning on its side and sliding along the floor. Her balance is upset, and she pitches face-forward, her right hand going out to break the fall, while the other catches under her chest, the finger with her wedding ring pinned beneath her. Dot’s head goes down and her forehead hits the edge of the hearth where a flagstone has always been slightly raised, shifting it so that the companion set which hangs beside the range, falls. A last lucid fragment of Dot’s mind worries that the clatter of the metal pan and brush might shock her daughter’s heart from its regular rhythm, until she remembers that this is the biggest lie of all. The poker, which has fallen too, rolls away under the table, rocks once, twice, and then is still.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Fuller’s prose is often graceful, lyrical ... Fuller has a remarkable way of juxtaposing beauty with ugliness, resilience with despair, and her portrayal of these troubled but appealing siblings is as sensitive as it is powerful. \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e shows us that at any age, the unexpected can trip us up and force us to rewrite not only our present but our past.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Claire Fuller has long been a writer expert on both character and relationships. The \u003cem\u003eUnsettled\u003c\/em\u003e in the title is well chosen — there’s an unsettling edge to the world Fuller creates, but it is one that slowly, skilfully draws the reader in, weaving a captivating tale of love, resilience, and survival.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Claire Fuller strikes the perfect balance between beauty and melancholy in this relevant and powerful exploration of isolation and life on the fringes of society.” \u003cstrong\u003e— Clare Mackintosh, author of\u003cem\u003e After the End\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Fuller is a master of building suspense … At once unsettling and hopeful, her book checks all the boxes of an engrossing mystery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Sometimes it’s the slowest growers that have the strongest roots. A former sculptor who began writing at the age of forty, Fuller’s been quietly cultivating a devoted following throughout the publication of three psychologically sharp novels. Her fourth novel is … a dark tale, no doubt — but if you’re a reader who lives for contemplative storytelling and perfectly wrought characters, this author is for you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“[Fuller’s] memorable characters will work their way into your head and heart.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“A kind of photonegative English pastoral … \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e examines where the fault lines lie — how a parent’s errors can reverberate through a life.” \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, Claire Fuller uncovers marginalized lives we don’t often see on the page in the rich and sensory prose that has gained her a strong following.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeously written celebration of the natural world as well as a moving portrait of a family struggling against time. Through buried secrets and private longings, the Seeders emerge as multi-layered characters living at the fringes of society. This book is ultimately about redemption — about the unexpected importance of neighbours, lovers, and friends, and the ways in which we can re-envision our lives for the better, even after the unimaginable has occurred.” \u003cstrong \u003e— Lucy Tan, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat We Were Promised\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quote_from_review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“Fuller explores the painful realities of poverty and social isolation with immense sensitivity in this multi-layered and emotionally astute novel.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Quot_10":"\u003cp\u003e“Fuller is a master of building suspense … At once unsettling and hopeful, her book checks all the boxes of an engrossing mystery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A portrait of life on the fringes of society and a heart-stopping novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival.","PrizeCode_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_2":"Commended","PrizeName_0":"04","PrizeName_1":"03","PrizeName_2":"03","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2021-05-18","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A portrait of life on the fringes of society and a heart-stopping novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival."}
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A portrait of life on the fringes of society and a heart-stopping novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival.
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It would have been that summer in Virginia, when they were sixteen, both of their mothers sucking down gin-and-tonics as if alcohol were oxygen — years ago. Then John’s mother died, then hers, sisters so close they succumbed to the same disease within a year. The funerals were blurred and washy to her; when she tries to remember them, she can summon only feverish sweat and a churn in her stomach, no visuals at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow she spends summer vacations with her father’s family in Delaware, those cheerful extended relatives with healthy genetic history and aged grandmothers and aunts, a family where nobody knows what BRCA stands for, where nobody has been getting yearly mammograms since they were twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe doesn’t think they look alike. 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We Want What We Want
Thirteen glittering and darkly funny stories of people testing boundaries, from two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Alix Ohlin.
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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
City of Water
The second book in the ThinkCities series explores water as a precious, finite resource, tracing its journey from source, through the city, and back again.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
I Have the Right to Save My Planet
From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I Have the Right to Be a Child comes this beautifully illustrated picture book about a child’s right to advocate for the environment they live in.
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Let's Go See Papa
A moving story about a common reality -- what it's like for a little girl whose father has left his family behind to go find work.
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Bright and lively illustrations by Irene Luxbacher add to the book’s attraction.\" — \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eThere is kindness and generosity, celebration and family all woven into this wonderful story told in Malaika’s distinct voice, with a rich dialogue strongly rooted in her Caribbean heritage.\" — \u003cem\u003eStorytime with Stephanie \u003c\/em\u003eBlog\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eThe use of English, Patois, Arabic, and French is seamless, woven into the fabric of the story – as colorful and beautiful as the carnival costumes Malaika and her sister wear. 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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Malaika’s Surprise
When Malaika finds out she is going to have a new baby brother or sister, she worries that her mother will forget about her. But a surprise arrives on Malaika’s birthday that gives her more reason to celebrate her family’s love.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know - Braille Edition
This Braille edition consists of the original images and text with Braille overlays added by hand. Each edition is made on demand, and Groundwood Books is selling this edition at cost.
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ages 14
to 18
/ grades 9
to 12
My Body in Pieces
A deeply emotional graphic memoir of a young woman’s struggles with self-esteem and body image issues.
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ages 4
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
Our Little Kitchen
A picture book about a lively evening in a community kitchen from Governor General’s Award–winning author and illustrator Jillian Tamaki.