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Gorgeous twins Noushcka and Nicolas Tremblay live with their grandfather Loulou in a tiny, sordid apartment on St. Laurent Boulevard.… Hopelessly promiscuous, wildly funny and infectiously charming, they are also the children of the legendary Québécois folksinger Étienne Tremblay, who was as famous for his brilliant lyrics about working-class life as he was for his philandering bon vivant lifestyle and his fall from grace. Known by the public since they were children, the two siblings have never been allowed to be ordinary. On the eve of their twentieth birthday, the twins’ self-destructive shenanigans catch up with them when Noushcka agrees to be beauty queen in the local St. Jean Baptiste Day parade. The media spotlight returns, and the attention of a relentless journalist exposes the cracks in the family’s relationships. Bestseller. 2014.
The boathouse community along the shores of Dundas Marsh has come under siege, and young Egypt Fisher is faced with… the prospect of losing her home. Members of Hamilton’s City Beautiful Movement have planned a new bridge through their neighbourhood and the boathouses are being destroyed, their owners relocated. Soon, however, it’s clear that politicians and gentrification aren’t the only threats to Egypt’s paradise. At first Egypt is thrilled to have her family reunited when her father, Ray, suddenly returns after a mysterious six-year absence. But Ray Fisher has demons, and his wife, Laura, has secrets. Together, they turn the Fisher house into an emotional tinderbox, and when handsome Matt Oakes drifts into town, he could be just the spark to ignite it. 2016.
Postwar New Brunswick. Mary Jameson, the widow of a lumber magnate, hopes to stymie the prophecy she receives from a… fortune-teller - that her oldest son will be powerful and her younger son will bring glory upon the family, but they will be the end of the family. When Will, the brash older brother, suffers a fatal logging accident, and Owen, the intellectual younger son, returns a wounded hero from WWII, it seems the prophecy may come true. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2006.
1977. David Starkman returns from self-imposed exile in Canada to his native Israel after learning of the murder of his… war hero father, Isser. Isser's will includes an unusual provision - that within 45 days, a controversial play he'd written, 'The Debba', be staged. David, who once belonged to an elite Israeli army unit, decides to fulfill his father's request, while searching for clues to solve the murder. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel. 2010.
In the future, the Chrysalis Corporation can bring people back to life, called a "recon", when they fall victim to… an early death. Due to a premature birth and a drowning accident at the age of six, teenager Phoenix has already been brought back to life twice, leaving her with only one more recon and a jaded perspective on life, death, and the people around her. When Phoenix's beloved brother Gryphon has a suspicious accident and may not be reconned, she races to solve the mystery of Gryphon's death and save his life. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. c2009.
In an art gallery in Washington, DC, Rebecca is accosted by a ghost - O-Ei, the daughter of the great… Japanese printmaker Hokusai, who wants her rightful place in history. She recounts a life of living amongst actors, novelists, tattoo artists and prostitutes, travelling, dodging spies, and making exquisite pictures. Rebecca is left to discover why and how O-Ei vanished from her own time, and from history. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2010.
Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her… mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (DC17664). 2006.
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)
Adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death - usually not the terms associated with L.M. Montgomery. In… this her last work, Montgomery brought these topics to the forefront, in stories featuring a grown up Anne and her family around the time of the First World War. 2009.
Vingt années se sont écoulées depuis que Justine et Pierre ont osé relever le défi de recomposer une famille avec… six enfants. Après avoir vécu toute la gamme des joies et des peines, le couple peut maintenant aspirer à mener une vie paisible et heureuse dans sa grande maison. La retraite s'annonce pleine de promesses et les amoureux en dégustent chaque instant. Plusieurs petits-enfants sont venus combler le coeur des grands-parents, qui regardent d'un oeil attendri cette marmaille gambadant dans leurs plates-bandes ou leur salon. Mais les petites familles en arrachent... Les nouveaux retraités, déterminés à soutenir leurs proches, pourront-ils parcourir malgré tout le chemin de Compostelle, un audacieux projet pour leurs vieux jours ? Avant ce pèlerinage, peut-être devront-ils s'assurer que leur amour des deux dernières décennies se renouvelle. 2015.
" Au sein de la famille Pelletier, les décisions des uns et des autres sont loin de toujours faire l'unanimité.… Ayant besoin de tout contrôler, Sylvie ne manque pas de surveiller tout son monde de près. Les cachotteries de sa tante, les chums successifs de Sonia, le départ de Junior de la maison, le nouvel ami de Luc : tout est prétexte pour dire sans ménagement à ceux qu'elle aime qu'ils auraient dû agir autrement. Même tante Irma a droit à ses sautes d'humeur ! Entre une naissance impromptue et une autre attendue avec impatience, une visite imprévue et un voyage subit à New York, les Pelletier essaient de traverser les hauts et les bas de leur vie du mieux qu'ils peuvent. " -- 4e de couv.
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.
Court roman en langue nouvelle, ce texte vibrant raconte, par la voix d'un grand-père, le drame de l'Afghanistan au début… des années 1980. "La beauté de la douleur subie et narrée."
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.
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.
Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance… at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 QWF Prize for Children’s Literature. 2017.
Self-proclaimed genius inventor Alex is convinced that his little brother Jonathan is evil: the kid never shuts up, he's a… klutz, he drools on his pillow when he sleeps, and he sticks to Alex like glue, sticking his nose into his big brother's business. That's why Alex has to leave Earth and fly so far away that no one will ever be able to find him. Using cardboard, duct tape, old odds and ends and his amazing scientific imagination, Alex builds Star Jumper, a spaceship that will deliver him from his rotten little brother forever! But Jonathan has other ideas - and a secret that ultimately brings forth Alex's most brilliant creation ever! Grades 3-6. 2006.
Said to wear the skin of an old woman by day and take the form of a wandering fireball by… night - and sucking the blood of her victims - the spectre of the Soucouyant haunts Adele, a Trinidadian Canadian. Adele is sliding into early-onset dementia when her husband is killed in an industrial accident, and her older son leaves home after Adele ceases to recognize him. Her younger son tries to unravel the hidden tragedies of Adele's youth, which included an encounter with the Soucouyant itself. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. Some strong language. 2007.
Each character tells his or her side of the story about Jane leaving her husband, Oliver, in San Diego, and… taking along their teenaged daughter, Rebecca. Driving east toward Jane's brother Joley's place, Jane and Rebecca follow directions that Joley posts along the way. Later Sam enters the picture, and Oliver uses his oceanographic research skills to track his family down. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 1992.
Crystal must choose between her dream of becoming the first college student in her family, or keeping a promise to… her twin sister, Amber, to raise together the baby one had in high school. For senior high readers. 2016.