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Slowing Down to See the World
Slowing Down to See the World celebrates Butterfield & Robinson’s fiftieth anniversary and tells the story of a remarkable journey.
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Paris Undressed
In the spirit of Bringing Up Bébé comes the quintessential book about what French women can teach us about the world of lingerie.
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When the two finally manage to meet, they fall in love and are determined to marry, despite the odds that are against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the original letters written by Miklós and Lili (ninety-six altogether), \u003cem\u003eFever at Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of passion, striving, and betrayal; true and false friendships; doubt and faith; and the redeeming power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487001056","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487001056\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","guide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487001056\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=guide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Anansi International","MetaKeywords":"historical fiction; romance; ww2; wwII; world war two; world war II; translation; translated; epistolary; holocaust; eastern europe; war; post wwii; hungary; hungarian; historical; falling in love; eastern european; letters; writing letters; sick; tuberculosis; based on a true story; based on real life; wartime; sickness; health; looking for love","NumberOfPages":"304","OtherText_Accolades_0":"A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast tragedy.","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Author of Gilgamesh, The Good Parents, and The Golden Age","OtherText_Accolades_1":"Fever at Dawn belongs to the canon of extraordinary true stories about love and war and the power of letters. Dramatic, compassionate, and deeply moving, this unforgettable story reminds us that the Holocaust is not only history, it’s a warning.","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Author of Prayer for the Stolen and Widow Basquiat: A Love Story","OtherText_Accolades_2":"Fever at Dawn is a riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life, a novel that asserts the power of love in a world newly devastated by unspeakable hate. With courage, humour, and unfailing emotional honesty, Péter Gárdos illuminates the incredible power of the human will — the drive not just to stay alive, but to fight for a life worth celebrating.","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Julie Orringer, author of The Invisible Bridge","OtherText_Accolades_3":"Péter Gárdos gives us the extraordinary tale of his parents’ courage, faith and love in the aftermath of the Holocaust … This book is a testament to the power of good to heal broken spirits, of love to empower hope, and of faith to sustain a celebration of life that could be shared down the generations … Gárdos shows that we survive together. It is not the past but the sharing of our humanity that enables individuals and societies to build new futures. It is the decision to trust life’s goodness and to act from it that enables us to thrive collectively. This is a powerful story for all of us, for today.","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Dr. Edith Eva Eger, Clinical Psychologist, Auschwitz Survivor, and author of The Choice","OtherText_Accolades_4":"Books don’t make me cry. Fever At Dawn did. Drawing you in with pathos and playful wit,it squeezes the heart with sorrow and leaves it expanded with joy and love.","OtherText_Accolades_4_Auth":"Gabor Maté M.D., author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction","OtherText_Accolades_5":"The impossibly moving story of two damaged youths who forge from their amour fou a love that will light the decades ahead. With playfulness and charm, with iron conviction, Fever at Dawn will convince you that it’s possible not only to survive the worst of human hell, but to transcend it.","OtherText_Accolades_5_Auth":"Francisco Goldman, author of Say Her Name","OtherText_Review_0":"Like other writers of fictionalised memoir — Karl Ove Knausgaard and Elena Ferrante come to mind — Gardos’s novel gains an extra dimension when the narrative reverts into the present tense, and he movingly considers the words his parents don’t write to each other in their letters … There is a timeless quality to Fever at Dawn, a kind of classical romanticism. Trite as it sounds, bromides such as “love conquers all” carry real weight when written in the context of Lili and Miklos’s story. Gardos’s fascinating novel is sure to become a staple in book clubs.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"The Australian","OtherText_Review_1":"Deeply moving … There is little in this story of the horrors of Belsen and forced labour on starvation rations, and much of friendship, determined persistence, and transcendent love.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Otago Daily Times","OtherText_Review_2":"[Fever at Dawn] has the sweetness of The Rosie Project and the pathos of The Fault in Our Stars … A book to fall in love with.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"The Herald Sun","OtherText_Review_3":"A poignant, ultimately uplifting story of how the longing for love and family can defy tragedy and terror.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Sunday Express","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A story of love based on the original ninety-six letters written by Miklós and Lili, two Holocaust survivors, and the author’s parents.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2016-04-30","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A story of love based on the original ninety-six letters written by Miklós and Lili, two Holocaust survivors, and the author’s parents.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
Fever at Dawn
A story of love based on the original ninety-six letters written by Miklós and Lili, two Holocaust survivors, and the author’s parents.
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Denise Donlon relates her tale with honesty and humour, and with a fair sprinkling of Canadian humility. She is a treasure and we are all lucky to have her at the wheel for so many of our critical cultural events.","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Jim Cuddy, Musician and Songwriter","OtherText_Accolades_3":"A beautiful, poignant, hilarious memoir from Canada’s best-known music journalist. Fearless as Possible is an honest and deeply personal account from the ultimate woman-on-the-inside who has turned the microphone on everyone, from rock scions to world leaders. Want to know what it’s like to go into labour taping a live MuchMusic special with the Cowboy Junkies? Travel with rock stars to conflict zones? Survive an artistic tussle with Leonard Cohen? Denise Donlon writes about it all. And in the process, she offers the kind of advice every underdog needs from the best friend we all wish for.","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Samantha Nutt, Founder of War Child and Author of Damned Nations","OtherText_Accolades_4":"Fearless as Possible is an essential book, an amazing cultural, musical, and historical journey chronicling Denise Donlon’s private and professional lives. She digs deep through her own history and shows how it has had an impact on ours. This book reminds us again, in case we’d forgotten, how boldly creative and artistic energy has helped shape the Canadian cultural landscape.","OtherText_Accolades_4_Auth":"Gordon Pinsent, Actor, Screenwriter, Director, and Playwright","OtherText_Accolades_5":"Denise Donlon is unstoppable. She lit the fire under a whole television station, rallying everyone who worked at MuchMusic to donate time, energy, and expertise, turning Kumbaya into the first and largest ever artist-driven Canadian fundraiser and educator for people living with AIDS\/HIV. It just would not have happened without her. If you are looking to get into the culture business in Canada, and when you get there you want to use your power for good, then this is the book for you.","OtherText_Accolades_5_Auth":"Molly Johnson, Musician and Songwriter","OtherText_Accolades_6":"Denise Donlon isn’t just a Canadian media trailblazer, she is a fierce feminist, a sharp intellectual, and one of our country’s brightest beams of light. 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Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)
In this smart and inspiring memoir, Donlon chronicles her impressive career, which has put her at the forefront of the changes in the music industry.
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Dos conejos blancos
In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the US border.
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Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
The seventeenth semi-annual Munk Debates tackles whether humankind’s best days lie ahead.
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This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Baziju's poetry collection Box Kite is limited to 50 copies.
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Aluta
University life is better than Charlotte ever dreamed, but her exposure to new ideas in 1981 Ghana will be an exciting and dangerous adventure.
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Xiphoid Process
Award-winning Kevin Connolly’s new collection extends its author’s investigation of identity, authority, intention, and authenticity.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
Uncle Holland
From the international best-selling author of Sidewalk Flowers, a picture book about crime, punishment…and art.
