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The Immortal Woman
A sweeping generational story of heartbreak, resilience, and yearning, revealing an insider’s view of the fractured lives of Chinese immigrants and those they leave behind.
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The Men in White
A heartwarming play about the modern immigrant experience, realizing one’s dreams, and the unifying power of sport.
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The Outside Circle
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The Place of Shining Light
A ride through war-torn and terrorist-controlled regions as three men race against time to take possession of a 5,000-year-old religious treasure.
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The Private Apartments
Moving linked stories about the determination of Somali immigrants — despite duty, discrimination, and an ever-dissolving link to a war-torn homeland.
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The Rise of Populism
The twenty-third semi-annual Munk Debate takes on the future of liberalism against the rising tide of populism.
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The Riveter
For readers of The English Patient and All the Light We Cannot See comes a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.
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The Shadow
Ruth Ware meets Shari Lapena in this internationally bestselling psychological thriller about the inescapable pull of destiny and revenge.
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When you answer, a voice at the other end tells you your husband’s on a plane bound for home, and that you’ll see him tomorrow. You’ve imagined this reunion countless times. Of course you have. But nothing has prepared you for the reality. For the moment you realize you don’t know this man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause he isn’t your husband; he’s a complete stranger — and he’s coming home with you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven worse, he seems to know about something very bad you once did — something no one else could possibly know about… Could they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom internationally bestselling author Melanie Raabe, \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Upstairs\u003c\/i\u003e is another dazzling and dizzying psychological thriller guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very last page. \u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487004248","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487004248\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Spiderline","MetaKeywords":"page turner; Psychological; suspense; Gone Girl; Gillian Flynn; disappearance; husband wife relationship; missing person; dark secret; twist ending; deception; female protagonist; mysterious; Shari Lapena; lies; impersonator; German; manipulation; Ruth Ware; Grip lit; haunting; Shadow; Works in translation; Women writers; BIPOC; Girl on the Train; Woman in the Window; The Couple Next Door; Cabin 10; Black Mirror; Domestic Noir; Nicole Lundrigan; thriller; crime; mystery","NumberOfPages":"360","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003eAll hell breaks loose: a storm of flashes, pushing and shoving, shouts, cameras pointing at me, photographers calling my name. The stranger reaches out and presses me to him. I gasp and try to back away, but he doesn’t let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt isn’t that Philip was tall and strong, while this man is hardly bigger than me — nor is it the beard that covers his cheeks. It isn’t even the strange way in which he moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is his eyes, which lack all warmth. The hair on my neck stands on end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHAT. IS. NOT. PHILIP.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Full of suspense, right up to the final paragraphs . . . An edgy thriller.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAU Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"AU Review","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“What more could you want from a story than complete, unrelenting tension and creepiness to the point that you are nearly terrified to find out what is going to happen? That, in a nutshell, is The Stranger Upstairs — this absolute rollercoaster that makes you question everything you thought you could trust.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnolia Reads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Magnolia Reads","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Another unsettling and slippery psychological thriller that keeps you guessing up to the last page.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReadings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Readings","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“A classic domestic noir . . . Generates sustained psychological suspense that gets under the skin.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Age","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“This psychological thriller will keep you guessing until the end.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Daily Life","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A pacey psychological thriller about the slippery nature of truth that asks just how well we know those we love.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2018-09-11","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A pacey psychological thriller about the slippery nature of truth that asks just how well we know those we love.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
The Stranger Upstairs
A pacey psychological thriller about the slippery nature of truth that asks just how well we know those we love.
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She has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, and the CBC. Her story “Your Hands Are Blessed” was included in Best Canadian Stories 2023. She was shortlisted for the 2018 Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism and a finalist for the 2023 Lee Smith Novel Prize. 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This collection weaves women together through the fabric of time and through their bravery, humanity, and hope even in the face of atrocities and defeat. Compulsively readable and intricately wrought, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read from a writer to watch.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eMarissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLucky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"Christine Estima’s debut is startling and heartrending, generous and vivid. It’s easy to fall in love with Christine’s insistence on compassion for women who are afforded little of it. With extraordinary prose and boundless empathy, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to consider if we are inevitable products of our family history. No matter what answer you land on, this book will transform you.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eElamin Abdelmahmoud, author of \u003cem\u003eSon of Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Natalie Zina Walschots, author of Hench","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e, the past is very much a living character that shapes and informs the present moment. Christine Estima has penned a refreshingly vibrant and multicultural portrait of Montreal that braids together different branches of the historical record with precise prose and a sharp eye for human complexity.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eDimitri Nasrallah, author of \u003cem\u003eHotline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Elamin Abdelmahmoud, author of Son of Elsewhere","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gorgeous and gutting, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e asks (screams, whispers): What makes us? Are we our pasts, all our histories and families and generational traumas stacked on top of each other like a piece of additive sculpture? Or are we our present, our choices, remaking ourselves each day in a continual act of becoming? Instead of answering with either\/or, this book says (screams, whispers), over and over again, \u003cem\u003eyes\u003c\/em\u003e.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eNatalie Zina Walschots, author of \u003cem\u003eHench\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Dimitri Nasrallah, author of Hotline","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEstima was inspired to write this collection about Arab immigrants in Canada after Don Cherry made racist remarks in 2019 about “you people” not wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. She tweeted about her grandfather who fought for Canada in World War II and went viral and spawned a feature essay entitled “Living Legacy” in \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories draw from the deep roots of the author’s Lebanese\/Syrian family in Canada. Her great-grandfather founded the first Syrian Orthodox church in Canada and the first Arabic-language newspaper in Canada, \u003cem\u003eAsh-Shehab\u003c\/em\u003e (the brilliant star). His son Victor was one of the few Arabs in the Canadian army during WWII, most notably in the Battle of Ortona. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimilar to Jack Wang’s \u003cem\u003eWe Two Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection includes stories that explore historical and contemporary fiction genres and themes, illuminating Arab women’s early-twentieth-century struggles with traditional roles to contemporary issues of sex, gender, and race.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEstima was inspired to write this collection about Arab immigrants in Canada after Don Cherry made racist remarks in 2019 about “you people” not wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. She tweeted about her grandfather who fought for Canada in World War II and went viral and spawned a feature essay entitled “Living Legacy” in \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories draw from the deep roots of the author’s Lebanese\/Syrian family in Canada. Her great-grandfather founded the first Syrian Orthodox church in Canada and the first Arabic-language newspaper in Canada, \u003cem\u003eAsh-Shehab\u003c\/em\u003e (the brilliant star). His son Victor was one of the few Arabs in the Canadian army during WWII, most notably in the Battle of Ortona. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimilar to Jack Wang’s \u003cem\u003eWe Two Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection includes stories that explore historical and contemporary fiction genres and themes, illuminating Arab women’s early-twentieth-century struggles with traditional roles to contemporary issues of sex, gender, and race.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Across the varying settings and time periods, what remains consistent is Estima’s detailed and evocative prose as she weaves a haunting tale of how the pain of loss—whether of our home, our loved ones or our sense of self—reverberates across generations.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New Canadian Media","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"In writing across cultures, borders, and centuries, Estima credits her ancestors with direct inspiration: ‘I hear your voices in my veins; you will not be forgotten.’ Neither will Estima's enthralling writing.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"The Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"Years in the making, [\u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society]\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a writer who is sure of her subject and craft … Precise and sensitive.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"That Shakespearean Rag","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Memorable, vivid, and subversive at times, the stories bring to life a type of female experience seldom seen in immigrant narratives.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Canadian Media\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Shelf Awareness","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e is a brisk and exciting debut from a writer we can’t wait to hear from again.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple Books \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Maisonneuve","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"A genuine and compelling narrative … \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies’ Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e is smart, elegant, and a necessary contribution to the overall literature challenging so many suffocating cultural stereotypes in Canadian society.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Miramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e\"The material in these stories often does more than just flirt with dark subject matter, but the author’s empathy and sharp understanding of human frailty nevertheless injects \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society \u003c\/em\u003ewith the vibrancy of life. The book opens with a reference to fire, and Estima is a valiant recorder of the heat that burns us, inside and out.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Shakespearean Rag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eIndelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestor’s voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeName_0":"CBC 2023 Best Canadian Fiction","PrizeYear_0":"2023","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2023-11-14","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eIndelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestor’s voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society
Indelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestor’s voices.
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The Trap
The Trap follows the reclusive novelist Linda Conrads who sets out to trap the man she believes murdered her sister using her latest novel.
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This is a book that is as important as it is engaging.","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Zoe Whittall","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNever before has there been such interest in immigrant and refugee stories, as well as stories of the African diaspora\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories highlight the post-9\/11 realities of immigrants and people of colour in the Western world and in war-torn countries\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eRace and gender — both huge issues — feature in the collection as major themes\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003eFrom “Heading Somewhere”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding the corner post for balance, Sara climbs onto the patio chair. She wraps the bedsheet she’s tied to the ledge like a rope around her arm and slowly climbs over her employers’ second floor balcony and down to the quiet street below. A metre or so before her feet touch the ground, she loses her grip and falls on the asphalt. She gets up quickly, adjusts the duffle bag on her back and looks up towards the house. The lights have not been turned on. She takes a deep breath and searches the dark street for the ride Ahmed, her employers’ gatekeeper had arranged for her. She spots an old van a few metres away. Its rear lights flash twice as agreed upon. She walks towards it as fast as she can without running.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Get in the back,” the driver says from the half-open window before Sara has a chance to make eye contact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cover yourself with that blanket and keep your head down,” he orders with a rushed voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanic takes over as she slides the van door shut. What if this is a trap? She trusts Ahmed. He didn’t let her out of the compound alone for fear of losing his job but he was nice to her. And he has delivered on the promise of finding her someone who, for a fee, would help her. But this man on the other hand could be taking her to the police station instead of the outskirts of Damascus where she’s supposed to meet someone who will take her to Beirut. She shakes the distressing thought away. There is nothing she can do now but hope for the best.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNever before has there been such interest in immigrant and refugee stories, as well as stories of the African diaspora\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories highlight the post-9\/11 realities of immigrants and people of colour in the Western world and in war-torn countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRace and gender — both huge issues — feature in the collection as major themes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“This is essential fiction for right now.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Ibrahim writes with intensity and empathy, drawing believably complex characters who are understandably torn between bleak alternatives. Things Are Good Now feels fresh and raw and real. Amid the disheartening racism and sexism are the pull of patriotism, the solidity of traditionalism, and ultimately, mercifully, the power of even small glimpses of optimism.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Abounds with literary promise . . . A worthwhile read for its intimate investigations of global unrest.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Things Are Good Now should be included on every to-be-read list. Each story is powerful and important, and each voice, while fictional, is a perfect representation of hard truths. These voices should be heard.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"This Magazine","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Things Are Good Now explores the scars of violence and the weight of love and guilt on the soul.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Danuta Gleed Literary Award","PrizeName_1":"A 49th Shelf Book of the Year","PrizeYear_0":"2018","PrizeYear_1":"2018","ProductFormDescription":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","PublicationDate":"2018-02-11","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Things Are Good Now explores the scars of violence and the weight of love and guilt on the soul.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Things Are Good Now
Things Are Good Now explores the scars of violence and the weight of love and guilt on the soul.
