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John Delano is a broken man, seemingly at the end of everything: the end of his legendary but controversial career…
as a police officer; the end of his sad and difficult marriage; the end of his years-long search for the truth of what happened to his missing son; the end of his fruitless quest for personal redemption; even, perhaps, the end of his life. Only one small thing keeps him going: his conviction that he has a final case to solve, centred around the disappearance years ago of a young boy placed in foster care in Saint John, New Brunswick. Bestseller. 2016.
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a…
tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. Some descriptions of violence. 2004
Twenty short stories chosen from American and Canadian magazines. The 1997 winners of the O. Henry Award are: Mary Gordon's…
"City Life"--first prize, George Saunders's "The Falls"--second, and Lee K. Abbott's "The Talk Talked between Worms"--third. 1997.
Historical novel about the relationship between Queen Victoria and her youngest daughter, Beatrice, a pretty but shy woman. The repressed…
princess manages to break away when she marries Prince Henry of Battenberg. Some descriptions of sex. 1985.
In 1943, as German prisoners work the plantations of Mississippi Delta country, Dan Timms roves the area in a "rolling…
store" selling goods for his uncle. While Dan's partner, L.C., a young black man, struggles against the inequities surrounding him, Dan romanticizes World War II and dreams of his eventual participation. But when his battleweary friend returns from the action, Dan gains a new, shattering perspective. Some descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. PEN/Faulkner Award finalist 2005. 2004.
Raoul needs a bride, fast, if he's to be Prince Regent, though he'd rather carry on his work as a…
doctor with a medical aid agency. His country's future is at stake, and so is his nephew's life, so he finds Jessica, who agrees to the marriage as long as she can return home to Australia the next day. She could all too easily risk her heart in a place like this, married to a man like Raoul. Except Raoul is a man with a heart big enough not only to save a country, but to heal her broken heart, too. 2006.
An original collection of writings by past winners to celebrate 21 years of the Booker Prize. Includes works by authors…
such as Bernice Rubens, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Paul Scott, Iris Murdoch, William Golding, Salman Rushdie, Anita Brookner, Kingsley Amis, and Keri Hulme. 1989.
This story sees the Morland family fighting for their religion, their inheritance and their love. Elizabeth I is now queen…
of England and the Catholic Morlands, threatened by the upsurge of Protestantism, must seek new spheres of influence. 1994.
In this controversial book, the author reframes abortion as a common part of a woman’s reproductive life, one that should…
be accepted as a moral right with positive social implications. She challenges the personhood argument, reaffirms the priority of a woman’s life and health, and discusses why terminating a pregnancy can be a force for good for women, families, and society. 2014. Reclaiming abortion -- What do Americans think about abortion? -- What is a person? -- Are women people? -- Six myths about abortion -- What do abortion opponents really oppose? (Hint-- It's not just abortion) -- Can there be a compromise on abortion? -- Reframing motherhood.
Shortly after Karola and Jakob were betrothed, Jakob emigrated from Germany to America, promising to send for Karola as soon…
as he had a home for her. "Promised to Me" is a story of love renewed as Karola and Jakob build a life together out of the rubble of broken promises and shattered dreams. c2003.
Five-time 'Jeopardy!' champion recounts his participation on the long-running television quiz show hosted by Alex Trebek. Chronicles his numerous failed…
auditions before he first became a contestant. Gives minute-by-minute accounts of triumphs and losses in subsequent games. Weaves in tips and buzzer strategies and muses about trivia and memory. Some strong language. 2006.
Prince Grigory Potemkin was Catherine the Great's lover, secret husband, and partner in ruling the Russian Empire. Their affair was…
so tumultuous; they negotiated an arrangement that allowed them to share power while he was free to love his beautiful nieces, and Catherine, her favourites. But they never stopped loving each other. Their endearing and passionate relationship remains one of history's most remarkable love affairs. 2000.
Although born into Greek and German nobility, the early life of Prince Philip was unsettled. After his marriage to the…
future Elizabeth II, he became known for his outspoken nature and progressive causes. 1990.
Fin was used to dealing with problems; they were part and parcel of the domestic help agency she ran. But…
she hadn't encountered a naked stranger fast asleep before, and after he woke and the formal introductions were made her troubles really began. Who was Jake Danvers, what was his history, and how was she going to fight his disturbing attraction? How could she let herself love the one man in the world who was out of bounds to her? 1993.
In between working on the Romantics and helping Maurice Bishop with his research on the Cathedrals of England, Kitty Maule…
falls in love, but the more she longs for Maurice, the more elusive he becomes. 1982.