Canadian

There Is A Season : A Memoir In A Garden

Posted on February 1, 2008. Filed under: Adult, Canadian, Non-Fiction |

Patrick Lane has written the most absorbing captivating memoir I think I have ever read. He is a poet, born and bred in British Columbia, who for forty-five years was a hard-living alcoholic leading a rough and tumble life all over British Columbia. He made a life-changing decision and entered a rehabilitation program. [...]

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Sointula

Posted on September 13, 2007. Filed under: Canadian, Fiction, General |

   by Bill Gaston
This is a strange book.  I had it on my list for a long time and finally sat down and read it.  Usually, I finish the last page of a novel, tell myself that was a nice/good/interesting story, and then move on to something else. This book I am still thinking about [...]

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The Birth House

Posted on September 9, 2007. Filed under: Adult, Canadian, Fiction |

The Birth House by Ami McKay
Have you ever wondered what took place in your home before it was your home?  Novelist Ami McKay did. 
After moving her family to a small coastal community in Nova Scotia, McKay discovered that her home had once been owned by the local midwife.  Curiosity about her “birth house” inspired McKay [...]

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When She Was Electric

Posted on May 14, 2007. Filed under: Adult, Canadian, Fiction |

When She Was Electric by Andrea Macpherson
A very descriptive coming of age novel by a young Cananadian woman set in Merritt and Princeton during the Second World War.
I really enjoyed this novel but found the ending came much too soon leaving me wondering about how things turned out for the very lifelike characters.
by Donna @ [...]

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