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Great stories from the Prairies
By Birk Sproxton. 2000
Prairie writing forms a literary landscape as abundant as the ranchlands, farm fields, forests and cityscapes it portrays. Includes stories…
by Sandra Birdsell, Bonnie Burnard, Sharon Butala, F.P. Grove, Margaret Laurence, W.O. Mitchell, Sinclair Ross, Carol Shields, W.D. Valgardson, Guy Vanderhaeghe, and Rudy Wiebe. 2000.Wild geese
By Martha Ostenso. 1961
The gates of the sun
By Sharon Butala. 1986
Cantique des plaines
By Nancy Huston. 1993
Quatre générations d'une famille d'immigrants, les Sterling, ont pris souche dans les plaines de l'Alberta. Quand commence ce roman, Paddon…
vient de mourir. Et c'est à ce grand-père adoré, fils de pionniers en terre indienne, que la narratrice, Paula, adresse un ample récit en forme d'adieu. Combat des livres 2010.The chrome suite
By Sandra Birdsell. 1992
Set in Manitoba, this emotionally-charged story reaches back nearly four decades into the life of present-day scriptwriter Amy Barber. Now…
in her forties, Amy begins to remember her past in vivid and haunting ways. As she travels to Toronto with her Polish lover, a parallel with this past begins to emerge. 1992.All the way home
By Max Braithwaite. 1986
A portrait of a family that has endured the hardships of the homestead, enjoyed the prosperity of the 1920s, suffered…
the poverty and desolation of prairie life during the Depression, and the tragedies of life and war. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1986.Due West: 30 great stories from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
By Aritha Van Herk, Wayne Tefs, Geoffrey Ursell. 1996
Due West is a compilation of short stories, put together to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of prairie publishers Turnstone…
Press, Coteau Books and NeWest Books. The editors have showcased some of their best-known writers, proving that the Canadian west has not only produced stereotypical wheat and cowboys, but some of our finest literature as well. Featured authors include Sandra Birdsell, David Bergen, Sharon Butala, Ben Begamudre, David Carpenter and Bonnie Bishop. 1996.Swimming into darkness
By Gail Helgason. 2001
Cowboys don't cry
By Marilyn Halvorson. 1984
The diviners
By Margaret Laurence. 1974
The troubled journey of a prairie novelist from the social cruelty of her village to a modicum of personal serenity…
and professional success. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1974 Governor General's Award for Fiction.Tess
By Ruth Ohi, H. J Hutchins. 1995
Tess's family has moved to the Prairies and are just getting by. They can't afford much coal to heat their…
home, so during the spring and summer, Tess and her brother have to collect "malongo," cow patties, to burn. They also have to deal with their haughty neighbour, Mr. Wright. Grades K-3.A place called Bliss (Saskatchewan saga. #1.)
By Ruth Glover. 2001
Sophia Galloway, a rich and pampered lady of Scotland's house of Heatherstone, and Mary Morrison, a servant, share the dream…
of travelling to a new land of freedom and opportunity: Canada. On the journey overseas, Sophia and Mary both give birth, and the destinies of both babies will be entwined. Followed by "With love from Bliss" (DC31010). 2001. (The Saskatchewan saga ; 1)A prairie as wide as the sea: the immigrant diary of Ivy Weatherall (Dear Canada)
By Sarah Ellis. 2001
Ivy Weatherall is just 11 years old when her family leaves England for the Canadian West with its land, lush…
harvests, and opportunity for success. But in Milorie, Saskatchewan, jobs are scarce and they can barely make ends meet. Ivy's relatives pack up and head back to England, but to Ivy, Canada is full of wonder and adventure. Grades 3-6. 2001. (Dear Canada series)A gift of sky
By Linda Ghan. 1988
Born into a Jewish-Canadian family in 1911, Sara Schiller grows up on the prairies of Saskatchewan. As she matures and…
becomes a school teacher, she struggles to understand the love and hate, intolerance and compassion that exist in her community. c1988.A bird in the house (New Canadian library. no. 96)
By Robert Gibbs, Margaret Laurence. 1974
Portrays the life and people of a small Manitoba town during the Depression. They are seen through the eyes of…
Vanessa MaCleod, sometimes as a child, sometimes retrospectively as a grown woman. (New Canadian Library ; No. 96) 1974.