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The Christmas wish
By Richard M Siddoway. 1998
Will Martin has returned to his childhood home during the holidays to settle his grandfather's estate. When Will asks his…
grandmother her Christmas wish, she shows him her husband's journals, which include notes of a yearly visit to Lillian. Will's efforts to identify Lillian result in a surprising discovery. c1998.The cinder path: a novel
By Catherine Cookson. 1993
The cinder path from the Northumberland farmhouse symbolised defeat for Charlie Macfell. People saw him as a born loser, who…
always got the dirty end of the stick. At the root of it were boyhood humiliations by his brutal father, but was that all there was to Charlie? Then an opportunity emerged for him to display his inner strengths and integrity and to give the lie to those who thought him of no account. 1993.The cure for death by lightning
By Gail Anderson-Dargatz. 1996
Living on her family's farm in British Columbia in the 1940s, 15-year-old Beth Weeks escapes her abusive father and her…
troubled mother in a friendship with Nora, a young Native woman. Beth struggles to cope, even as she feels haunted by the fear that something is following her. Nora's grandmother believes it is the murderous Coyote spirit, responsible for mysterious deaths in the community. Strong language and some descriptions of violence and sex. c1996.The crow road
By Iain Banks. 1992
Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his family in Scotland. Full of questions about the family's past, present…
and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances. 1992.The crystal frontier: a novel in nine stories
By Carlos Fuentes, Alfred J Mac Adam. 1998
Nine stories by the award-winning Mexican author are tied together by the title reference to the border between Mexico and…
the United States. Fuentes explores the cultural and economic differences between the Hispanics and the Anglos where they intermingle geographically. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1998, c1995. Uniform title: Frontera de cristal.The crowning glory of Calla Lily Ponder: a novel
By Rebecca Wells. 2009
In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder bursts into being, a force of nature as…
luminous as the flower she is named for. Under the loving light of the Moon Lady, the feminine force that will guide and protect her throughout her life, Calla enjoys a blissful childhood - until it is tragically cut short. From her mother, Calla learns compassion and healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair." On the banks of the La Luna River, she discovers a sweet, succulent first love that is as enticing as the music, food, and dancing of her Louisiana home. When heartbreak hits, Calla leaves the familiarity of her hometown and heads downriver to the untamed city of New Orleans, where her destiny further unfolds. 2009.The China garden
By Liz Berry. 1996
Claire knows that she and her mother, Frances, share some psychic ability, but it isn't until they travel to her…
mother's childhood home, Ravensmere, that Claire realizes what this means for her future. Claire falls in love with Mark and would leave to be with him, but the ancient estate claims her as its guardian. For senior high and older readers. 1996.The Christmas pearl
By Dorothea Benton Frank. 2007
Charleston, South Carolina. Ninety-three-year-old matriarch Theodora lives in her ancestral house, where her malcontented family gathers for the holidays. Theodora…
longs for a peaceful celebration similar to the events in her 1920s childhood that the family's Gullah housekeeper Pearl created. But then Pearl's ghost returns and restores harmony. 2007.The condition
By Jennifer Haigh. 2008
1976. The McKotches, a proper New England family, embark on their annual trip to Cape Cod, only to discover that…
daughter Gwen has Turner's Syndrome - a genetic condition that traps her forever in the body of a child. Twenty years later, all five family members are still dealing with the fallout - the parents are divorced, Billy is dutiful but hiding a secret, Scott sees himself in his troubled son, and Gwen is silent and aloof. A trip back to the cape brings the family its first wave of honest and open communication and maybe even a glimmer of hope. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex. 2008.Ta mère est folle: [roman]
By Brigitte Vaillancourt. 2013
Adolescente frondeuse de 14 ans, Alex partage sa vie entre Montréal et est profondément tiraillée entre un père cartésien imprévisible…
qu'excentrique. Elle entreprend de redécouvrir la ville, en quête d'indépendance et de sensations fortes. Ce n'est certainement pas sa folle de mère qui pourra lui barrer la route! Habitée par des émotions contradictoires, Alex subit les contrecoups d'un excès de liberté, où parfois l'amour ne suffit pas. Ce roman exprime avec finesse et authenticité la colère et la révolte d'une jeune fille jetée trop tôt dans le monde des adultes. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2013.Soleil de paille: roman
By Jérôme Lafond. 2016
Dans un coin de pays où l'on considère une cour à scrap comme un fonds de pension et où on…
dort sur des paillasses en feuilles de blé d'Inde, Hormisdas Tourangeau et son frère Tréflé s'éloignent peu de leur village. C'est que Sainte-Scholastique détient tout un lot de plaisirs en puissance : des crucifix à transformer en tomahawks, une Jeunesse rurale catholique à corrompre, de belles grégousses qui dansent le twist... C'est aussi là qu'habite leur oncle Placide, un original qui cultive la terre et un amour secret. Placide s'exprime en aphorismes, ces pensées que l'on doit revisiter pour chaque fois obtenir un paysage différent de la vie. Mais un jour, ce paysage s'assombrit. À une époque où l'on fait encore les labours à la force des chevaux, le progrès débarque sur les terres ancestrales pour y déployer le projet du siècle : l'aéroport de Mirabel. 2016.Sèna: roman
By Françoise De Luca. 2015
Quand la voisine italienne sait éteindre toutes les tristesses d'un garçon né dans une famille effrangée, la mère se venge.…
Mais comme pour donner de la force au petit, la voisine l'enchante en cousant des habits aux poignets mousquetaires, en tricotant des pulls au point de riz, des écharpes au point de sable et, pour lui, un bonnet en côtes torsadées. Jusqu'au jour où il délaisse le silence de fossile de sa famille pour découvrir l'ailleurs, la douceur, et se souvenir de l'odeur du tilleul. C'est sur une banquette en cuir dans le bar du restaurant Le Train Bleu que ce garçon devenu homme réalisera toute la détresse provoquée par sa famille. Son incapacité à vivre son histoire avec la belle Sèna est inversement proportionnelle à l'amour qu'il ressent pour elle. Pourquoi la trahit-il ? Peut-il la retrouver ? 2015.The bone collector's son
By Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The capacity for infinite happiness
By Alexis Von Konigslow. 2015
Mathematician Emily Kogan's family is good at keeping their secrets. But when she uses her visit to the vacation lodge…
they own to conduct research for a graduate thesis on measuring the influence of interpersonal relationships, she learns far more than she bargained for. During her investigation at the Treasure Island Lodge - a resort that has catered to the Jewish community since the early 1930s, when their clientele would have been turned away from segregated hotels - she discovers long-buried clues to the mystery of her family's true identity, and how old friends, kind neighbours and even the famous Harpo Marx all played their roles in an astonishing tale of ill-fated love, extraordinary courage and a daring transatlantic escape. 2015.The bluebird and the sparrow (Women of the West ; #10)
By Janette Oke. 1995
Berta Berdette grows increasingly resentful and jealous of her vivacious, outgoing, younger sister Glenna. Berta struggles for her sense of…
self-identity and worth in the eyes of God and her family. Sequel to "Too long a stranger", followed by "A gown of Spanish lace". 1995. (Women of the West ; 10)The carved box
By Gillian Chan. 2001
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a…
filthy, half-starved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions. Grades 5-8. 2001.The book of beasts: a novel
By Bernice Friesen. 2007
1965. James, a half-English, half-Irish boy, is taken on a visit home to Ireland by his mother. She soon decides…
to leave her husband and stay there, and although James is initially traumatized, he eventually becomes close to his uncle and his grandmother. His grandmother decides that James should become a priest, and he studies to do so, only to lose his faith as he enters adulthood. Through it all, James is deeply embittered at his father's apparent abandonment. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. Some descriptions of violence. c2007.The book that matters most: a novel
By Ann Hood. 2016
Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country.…
Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood--one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely deaths of her sister and mother. Meanwhile Ava's troubled daughter Maggie, who, living in Paris, descends into a destructive relationship with an older man. Ava's mission to find that book and its enigmatic author takes her on a quest that unravels the secrets of her past and offers her and Maggie the chance to remake their lives. 2016.The child inside
By Suzanne Bugler. 2013
When Rachel and her husband lose their unborn child, feelings of grief and resentment drive them apart. Desperate for empathy,…
Rachel reaches out to a man from her past who's also lost someone, but their relationship soon spirals into a destructive affair. 2013.The bride's house
By Sandra Dallas. 2011
Traces the experiences of three generations of women who live in a Victorian Colorado house, from Nealie, a hired girl…
torn between two suitors; to motherless Pearl, whose grieving father sabotages her happiness; to proud Susan, who resolves to protect the house's secrets and legacy. 2011.