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The black notebook (The notebook Ser.)
By Michel Tremblay, Sheila Fischman. 2006
Le Sélect, serving hamburger platters to student misfits, transvestites, hookers and queens from Montreal's Boulevard Saint-Laurent. Hanging out with a…
theatre company in her off hours, Céline, a midget, experiences a world where it is not only possible but even desirable to pretend. Her diary describes her trials and tribulations, expectations and disappointments, as she reveals her own dramatic story, if only to herself. Some strong language. 2006. Uniform title: Cahier noir.The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland
By Derek Lundy. 2006
Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives…
of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.Sous la glace (Armand Gamache enquête.)
By Louise Penny, Michel Saint-Germain. 2011
L'hiver a enveloppé de neige le village endormi de Three Pines. Le temps des fêtes appelle à la paix et…
aux bons sentiments, jusqu'à ce qu'un cri déchire l'air glacé. Un meurtre a été commis : une spectatrice de la traditionnelle partie de curling a été électrocutée sous les yeux de tous, au beau milieu d'un lac gelé. Pour diriger l'enquête, l'inspecteur-chef Armand Gamache revient dans la charmante communauté anglophone. Avec minutie, il dévoile le passé de la victime et découvre un écheveau de secrets et de rivalités. Gamache a cependant ses propres ennemis au sein de la Sûreté du Québec ; il sait qu'il ne peut se fier à personne. Tandis qu'un vent mordant souffle sur Three Pines, une menace plus glaçante encore plane sur lui. 2011. Titre uniforme: Dead cold.The betrayer
By Michael Hennessey. 2003
In 1941, two Prince Edward Island men were hanged for the murder of a Charlottetown shopkeeper. They vowed, right to…
their deaths, that a third man had committed the murder. Recounted here is the fictional life of the third man, Hugh Michael Casey, the betrayer, all of his life tainted by his crime. Some strong language, and descriptions of violence. 2003.The birth house
By Ami McKay. 2006
Young Dora Rare befriends Marie Babineau, the local midwife, who wants Dora as her successor. After initial reluctance and intensive…
training, Dora is left the practice on the eve of her marriage to Archer Bigelow. When Dr. Gilbert Thomas arrives with the promise of fast, painless childbirth, Dora is determined, despite fierce opposition, to protect the birthing traditions and women's wisdom that have been passed down to her. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. Descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2007 OLA Evergreen Award. Canada Reads 2011. 2006.The birthday lunch
By Joan Clark. 2015
Free-spirited Lily has always played the peacemaker between her fierce, doting sister, Laverne, and her own loving, garrulous husband, Hal,…
as they competed for her attention. The competition has only grown worse since the three of them moved into a large house in the town of Sussex, New Brunswick. On Lily’s 58th birthday, a steamy day in late June, Laverne feels she has bested Hal by winning her sister’s company for a gourmet lunch, but it becomes a bitter and short-lived victory when the day’s events take an unexpected and tragic turn. Bestseller. 2015.The better mother
By Jen Sookfong Lee. 2011
In 1958, eight-year-old Danny Lim meets Miss Val, a burlesque dancer, who gives him a green silk belt. Years later,…
Danny spends his days working as a wedding photographer and his nights cruising Stanley Park. When he finds the belt, Danny realizes that the key to understanding himself and his family lies in his connection to Miss Val. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.The bishop's man
By Linden MacIntyre. 2009
Father Duncan MacAskill is called The Exorcist, for at his bishop's bidding he drives out priests who molest children to…
discreet clinics or far-off parishes. When MacAskill is sent to a rural parish in his native Cape Breton, he encounters a troubled young man who appears to be the victim of a notorious priest. MacAskill, struggling with his own demons, is determined to help this man, regardless of the consequences for the church. Strong language and some descriptions of sex and violence. Winner of the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize. 2009.Sur un plateau d'argent
By Sophie Bérubé. 2017
Alors que sa carrière est sur le point de prendre son envol, Catherine Chamberland revoit par hasard son grand amour…
perdu : l'ex-ministre vedette Max Belfond. Ce dernier lui offre une enveloppe dont le contenu mystérieux lui permettra d'ouvrir toutes les portes de la société et d'accéder à une vie plus facile. Catherine doit composer à la fois avec ce cadeau, le souvenir de cette passion dévorante et les crises à gérer dans son cabinet de relations publiques, tout en tentant de préserver sa vie de mère et de femme mariée. Y aura-t-il un prix à payer pour avoir voulu profiter du contenu de l'enveloppe ? 2017.Solomon Gursky: roman
By Mordecai Richler. 2015
Moses Berger est encore enfant quand il entend pour la première fois parler de Solomon Gursky. Ce personnage mystérieux deviendra…
bientôt pour lui une obsession qui l'incitera à mener une vaste enquête aux quatre coins du monde. Toute sa vie sera consacrée à démêler le vrai du faux dans l'histoire d'un homme et d'une famille dont les origines sont drapées dans le mystère. Nous entraînant dans les bas-fonds londoniens du XIXe siècle, en Arctique avec l'expédition de Franklin, dans l'Amérique de la prohibition, dans les paysages vallonnés des Cantons-de-l'Est d'hier et d'aujourdhui, des hauteurs de Westmount jusqu'aux ruelles du Mile End, Solomon Gursky est un puissant récit qui nous captive par sa verve et son humour mordant. 2015.Sur la piste de l'étoile (Abel et Léo. #3.)
By Lucie Bergeron. 2002
Si les voyages forment la jeunesse, comme le veut l'adage, les jeunes lecteurs de sept ans et plus seront bien…
servis avec "Sur la piste de l'étoile". L'auteure les invite à retrouver Abel et son grand-père Léo en Inde ! Parti rejoindre son grand-père, Abel a la chance de vivre son premier voyage en avion avec tout ce que ça comporte d'exaltation et d'inconnu. Lorsqu'on quitte le Québec pour la première fois et qu'on s'envole pour les Indes, on ne peut qu'être dépaysé ! Suite de "Léo Coup-de-vent!", suivi de "Un tigron en mission". Années 2-4. 2002.The best kind of people
By Zoe Whittall. 2016
When George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual assault at his school, his…
family is left to pick up the pieces. His wife, Joan, a trauma nurse, is unable to triage her emotional reactions, and vaults between rage and denial. Daughter Sadie, the consummate overachiever, finds herself paralyzed on her boyfriend’s couch with a bong, while a local author attempts to exploit her story. Their son, Andrew, a lawyer in New York, assists in his father’s defense while wrestling with the unhappy memories of his own teen years in high school. Unfolding over a one-year period, the novel focuses on the Woodbury family as they struggle to support George while privately grappling with the possibility of his guilt. Bestseller. 2016.The Beothuk saga: a novel
By Wayne Grady, Bernard Assiniwi. 2000
A portrait of three periods in the history of the Beothuk, from the spirit quest of the legendary leader Anin…
in the early ninth century, to the defense of their territory against European explorers and conquerors in the early days of colonization, to the tragic end of the Beothuk as English settlers capture and destroy the tribe. Uniform title: Saga des Béothuks.The back of the turtle
By Thomas King. 2014
Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel’s sister.…
The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel’s family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for DowSanto, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the water take him, he sees a young girl in the waves. Plunging in, he saves her, and soon is saving others. Who are these people with their long black hair and almond eyes who have fallen from the sky? Bestseller. Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. 2014.The battle for Duncragglin
By Andrew H Vanderwal. 2009
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and…
three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.The baby project
By Sarah Ellis. 1986
Eleven-year-old Jessica and her family are not prepared for the changes a new baby makes in their lives. Then tragedy…
strikes and the family must find new strengths. Grades 4-7. 1986.The architects are here
By Michael Winter. 2007
When a freak accident blows out the windows of novelist Gabriel English's apartment, driving a billboard into his bed, he…
is forced to come to terms with the disappearance of his lover Nell. He returns home to Newfoundland with his childhood friend David, and discovers that Nell may be implicated in injuring David's father. The friendship between Gabriel and David is tested, there are revelations, confrontations, and a denouement with the Hurley clan, a family both men have feared since childhood. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex, some violence. 2007.The assassins of Tamurin
By S. D Tower. 2003
Orphan Lale grows up abused, unloved, and resented - until, at age 11, she enters Three Springs, a place where…
the wards of Mother Midnight are trained to become perfect spies and cold-blooded, ruthlessly efficient killers. At age 20, Lale stands poised to play her role and claim vengeance, but she falls in love with the man she must destroy. 2003.Tell it slant: a novel
By Alana Wilcox, Beth Follett. 2001
"Tell It Slant" channels the lesbian couple of Djuna Barnes' "Nightwood", resetting their charged romance from 1920's Paris to contemporary…
Montreal's Plateau district. Nora Flood, indigent in body and soul, searches for love through a confused adolescence in Vancouver and a lonely stint in Toronto, before settling in Montreal. There, she meets Robin, a lover whose passionate nature teaches Nora that she must make a life for herself in the midst of uncertainty. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 2001.The age of hope
By David Bergen. 2012
Born in 1930 in a small town outside Winnipeg, beautiful Hope Koop appears destined to have a conventional life. But…
as the decades unfold, what seems to be a safe, predictable existence overwhelms Hope. Where - among the demands of her children, the expectations of her husband and the challenges of her best friend, Emily, who has just read ‘The Feminine Mystique’ - is there room for her? And just who is she anyway? Includes strong language. c2012.