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Actualites by Monica Kidd
Gathered from its author’s wide-ranging experience, Monica Kidd’s debut collection includes local legends and personalities, imagined scenarios based on found photographs, lamentations and confessions of love, lyrical studies of medical anomalies, and landscape portraits.
Item No. NF36344
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All Gone Widdun by Annamarie Beckel © Breakwater Books Ltd
William Cormack makes it his quixotic mission to save the Beothuck Indians of Newfoundland from extinction but falls in love with Shanawdithit, the only remaining member of her race.
Item No. FN9446 BB13
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An Audience of Chairs by Joan Clark
Through a series of flashbacks, we learn more about the devastating effects of Moranna’s mental illness on her life and that of her family.
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Architects are Here (The) by Michael Winter
As the journey progresses, secrets are unveiled, a friendship is tested, and there is a run-in with the Hurley family, a family both men have feared since childhood.
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Ashes on Ice by Georges LaFontaine
Achille comes up with the idea of taking his sweetheart’s ashes from their home in the Ottawa Valley region back to Newfoundland, her native earth, to which she had always longed to return.
Item No. FN35995
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Atlantica: Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland edited by Lesley Choyce
In Atlantica: Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland, Lesley Choyce, the godfather of eastern Canadian literature, has gathered a sample of recent short story writing from the region, beginning with Alistair MacLeod's Clearances and ending with Sheldon Currie's The Glace Bay Miner's Museum, a novel-length version of which inspired the movie Margaret's Museum.
Item No. FN20555
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Baltimore's Mansion by Wayne Johnston
This work introduces the Johnstons of Ferryland, a Catholic colony founded by Lord Baltimore in the 1620s on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, and centres on three generations of fathers and sons.
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Banting Enigma (The): The Assassination of Sir Frederick Banting by William R.Callahan
Receiving orders directly from the upper echelons of Adolf Hitler's Abwehr syndicate, the German spy is the instrument of Nazi Germany's private war waged upon Newfoundland. It is through the actions of this cunning, relentless killer that the island colony would witness some of the greatest tragedies ever to unfold in its history.
Item No. FN33152 FP13
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Bishop's Road by Catherine Safer
Mrs. Miflin's boarding house on Bishop's Road was a convent until the Sisters of Joy dried up suddenly and blew away. It is large with many rooms, not accustomed to noise or quick movement though it is quite familiar with haunted dreams.
Item No. FN30288
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Borderless Deceit by Adrian de Hoog
The book's story, in a nutshell, is about a virus that destroys the global communications network of the Canadian diplomatic service.
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Boys by Kathleen Winter
What are boys and men thinking? That's what the wry, observant,heartbroken and hilarious girls and woman in these stories want to know.
Item No. FN36551
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Case of the Missing Beauties (The) by Freeman B. Cull
Almost all of the memories of that terrible tragedy had faded away, but
Freeman Cull has resurrected this account and has combined the thoughts and
actions of many people who were involved, showing the lack of a combined and
organized search and rescue unit.
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Christoforo by Willie Thomas © Breakwater Books Ltd
At the beginning of the 17th century Europeans turned their attention to the northerly climes of the New World and withing fifty years they took posession of the territories inhabited by natives calling them New France and New England.
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Cloud of Bone by Bernice Morgan
From the bestselling author of Random Passage and Waiting for Time comes this masterful, engrossing story of the last surviving Beothuk, a World War II deserter and a recently widowed English woman at the end of the twentieth century.
Item No. FN36299
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Cold-Blooded Scoundrel (A) by J.S. Cook
A Cold-Blooded Scoundrel resonates with the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of 1880s London. Witty and engaging, it unfolds the story of a man who must brave not only the killer but also his own inner demons in order to end the violence that is harrowing the city.
Item No. FN32297
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Colony of Unrequited Dreams (The) by Wayne Johnston
A Canadian bestseller, this novel about Newfoundland centres on the story of Joe Smallwood. The New York Times said, “this prodigious, eventful, character-rich book is a noteworthy achievement: a biting, entertaining and inventive saga.... a brilliant and bravura literary performance”.
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Confession in Moscow by Michael Johansen © Breakwater Books Ltd
Mathias Finne turns himself in at a police station in Moscow to confess to a murder he apparently committed in the last days of the Second World War when he was a ten-year-old boy. The truth becomes complicated as the investigator turns up surprising evidence from an unlikely source that sheds light on the historical facts.
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Confessions of Nipper Mooney (The) by Ed Kavanagh
A swiftly moving narrative that insightfully and often humourously captures the Newfoundland landscape of the 1950s and 60s. The Confessions of Nipper Mooney is in many ways a story of outsiders and exiles - of flickering spirits struggling to contend with the rigours of a shallow education system, an overpowering Catholic Church, and prejudices both overt and insidious.
Item No. FN16784
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Custodian of Paradise (The) by Wayne Johnston
THis spellbinding new novel picks up a story begun in the bestselling Colony of Unrequited Dreams with Sheilagh Fielding, one of the most memorable and beloved characters in Canadian fiction at its centre.
Item No. FN34505
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Donovan's Station by Robin McGrath
Set in rural and urban Newfoundland, this novel is alive with its landscape and language. In Keziah Donovan, award-winning writer Robin McGrath has created an unforgettable story-teller with a voice so authentic and distinctive that it compels the reader to sit and listen, and rings in the ear long after the book is put down.
Item No. FN21264
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Doryman (The) by Maura Hanrahan
In part a tribute to a way of life that is gone, part lament for the storm-tossed lives of those who lived on the sea and were at the mercy of economic and social powers that chained their dreams fast to the rugged shores of Newfoundland.
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Down to the Dirt by Joel Hynes
He may have almost burned down the North Side of the Cove, his Newfoundland outport hometown, but not even his best friend, Andy, knows for sure.
Item No. FN31460
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Downhome Memories by Ron Young
It's life in Newfoundland, as you remember it.
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Dying Days (The) by Shannon P Sullivan
When his heart is broken, Christopher Prescott feels as if his world is falling apart. But his world is far larger, darker and more mysterious than he ever believed.
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Easton by Paul Butler
Notorious pirate Peter Easton arrives in St. John’s harbour with ten well-armed ships. He confidently invites the King’s loyal fishing admiral, Richard Whitbourne, and his second-in-command, Captain Dawson, aboard his flagship The Happy Adventure then surprisingly sets sail for the Caribbean.
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Easton's Gold by Paul Butler
Peter Easton was a loyal English seaman and officer, served as a privateer for the English against the Spanish, and later turned to piracy, plying the North American eastern seaboard. After a long retirement in the south of France, weary and bedridden, he finds himself plagued by heightened sensitivities but plans one final voyage.
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Far From Home: Dr. Grenfell's Little Orphan by Nellie P. Strowbridge
The story begins in 1924 at St. Anthony, with flashbacks to earlier times. One bright memory is folded in a blue handkerchief, which is given to her by a kind nurse and carried to the end like a security blanket.
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Foreigh Affairs by Nick Wilkshire
WHEN A YOUNG CANADIAN DIPLOMAT IS CHARGED WITH A MURDER ABROAD, OTTAWA LAWYER PETER VERDUN IS CONVINCED THERE IS MORE TO THE CASE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
Item No. FN36376
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From a High Thin Wire byJoan Clark
Clark’s ten frank yet subtle stories, told from the perspective of women at different ages, explore how childhood experiences shape adult choices. In the title story, two sisters come back “from away” to bury their mother, whom they recall as a small bird, “singing from a high, thin wire.”
Item No. FN28276
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Gifts and Bones by Barbara Murray
Gifts and Bones is not a quickie read – so I suggest saving it for a rainy afternoon that cries out for a meaty book to immerse yourself in.
Item No. FN36412
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Half Moon by K L Vidal
A sweeping tale at once erotic, suspenseful, and profoundly psychological, Vidal traces the fortunes of both the McCallister masterpiece and the uniquely sensual woman who inspired it.
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Happiness of Fish by Fred Armstrong
HE'S TRYING TO MAKE A NOVEL OUT OF THIRTY-ODD YEARS OF COMPROMISED AND BETRAYALS THAT HAVE SEEN HIM GO FROM YOUTHFUL ERRATIC PASSION TO LATE-MIDDLE-AGED DITHERING.
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Honour thy Daughter by T.C. Badcock
Every night I go to sleep and ask God to rescue me. It's been a long time since Peter took me and I hope that you haven't given up looking for me.
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Honour thy Mother by T.C. Badcock
Honour Thy Mother tells the story of Francine Matte and the secrets she tries to outrun. She may have been able to escape the past, but it will eventually catch up to those she leaves behind.
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Honour thy Son by T.C. Badcock
Gene rocked back and forth with his dead son in his arms. The people who had been in hiding came out and gathered around them. The sirens suddenly stopped and Gene felt an arm on his shoulder. He looked up to see a policeman looking down at him.
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Hour of Bad Decisions (The) by Russell Wangersky
Some people seem to escape the consequences of their bad decisions, some people wind up being redeemed while some are left to fates the reader can only imagine.
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How Strong the Roots by Clarence Dewling
This exploration of the strength of family and tradition is based on Dewling's experiences living on the northeast coast of Newfoundland.
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However Blow the Winds by Ennis, Maggs & McKenzie
A meaningful collection of Newfoundland ballads and poetry juxtaposed with the work of some of the great poets of Ireland, such as W.B. Yeats. Lukey’s Boat, Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s and The Ryans and the Pittmans are just three of the included well-known ballads that tell the stories of the people who lived in Newfoundland in years past.
Item No. FN28791
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Inside the Head of the Wrongly Convicted by Kenneth Harvey
Inside is a visceral, muscular and timely tale. It takes readers straight to the core of a wronged man but also shows that justice is shaded grey rather than clear-cut black and white.
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Kit's Law by Donna Morrissey
Kit Pitman lives with her unstable mother in a cottage on the outer banks of Newfoundland. Her life is compounded by the mystery that surrounds her illegitimate birth. Morrissey depicts the way the lines between mother and daughter, although blurred, are deeply felt. "Kit's Law" marks the debut of a new talent.
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Last Farewell (The) by Gary Collins
The Last Farewell tells the true story of a crew of logger - sailors who left their home port of Hare Bay aboard a two - masted schooner in early June of that year heading toward one of the most astonishing tales of them all: their own.
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Livyers World by Robin McGrath
New Labrador has evolved from the devastation of the Y2K Bug by adopting the code of the Anatsiaq, an elderly Inuk whose traditions and customs have helped the survivors manage without modern technology.
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Long Run (The) by Leo Fury
While the Catholic boys school is grim and the corporal punishment the students receive is brutal, the boys band together to create the families they all lack.
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Marguerite of the Isle of Demons by Earl B. Pilgrim
This is a moving, fast paced story of survival against all odds by
Newfoundland and Labrador's favourite storyteller.
Item No. FN36649
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Mess They Made (The): The Middle East After Araq by Gwynne Dyer
In his trademark vivid prose, and in arguments as clear as his research is thorough, Dyer brings his considerable knowledge and understanding of the region to bear on the issue of how widespread the meltdown in the Middle East will likely be.
Item No. NF36015
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NaGeira by Paul Butler
In Newfoundland folklore, Sheila NaGeira is said to have been the first woman of European descent (with the exception of the Vikings) to have given birth on the island soon after her supposed landing in 1602. By this account, Sheila can be described as the mother of the "nation" of Newfoundland.
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Navigator of New York (The) by Wayne Johnston
Captures the tumultuous rivalry between Lieutenant Peary and Dr. Cook to get to the North Pole at the beginning of the 20th century. The story of a young man’s quest for his origins, from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to the bustling streets of New York, and the remotest regions of the Arctic.
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No Man's Land by Kevin Major
Trace the lives of the young men of the Newfoundland Regiment as they prepare to set out for the trenches and what will come to be known as the Battle of the Somme where 272 of them were killed.
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Paragon of Animals (The) by J.S. Cook
The Paragon of Animals pulsates with the sights and sounds of late-1800s London, England. Macabre yet humorous, with a familiar cast of caustic yet lovable characters, this latest in the series of Inspector Devlin’s adventures takes the reader on another unforgettable journey to the dark places where men fear to tread.
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Random Passage by Bernice Morgan © Breakwater Books Ltd
Voted best Newfoundland Book in a Web poll. Random Passage, Morgan's first novel received excellent reviews in both local and national publications and went into a second printing in the first year. Now in its twelfth printing, the book has become a Canadian bestseller.
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Rare Birds by Edward Riche
Now a Major Motion Picture from Lions Gate Films, Starring William Hurt, Molly Parker and Andy Jones
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Right Away Monday by Joel Thomas Hynes
Clayton Reid is stuck in a vicious cycle. He spends just as much time scraping the bottom as he does being high as a kite and can¹t seem to find middle ground. A hopelessly self-destructive and at times unforgivably brutal young man, Clayton is a sometimes bartender at the Awl and Hatchet with a bad attitude that elicits love and loathing in equal measure.
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River Thieves by Michael Crummey
“A little-known historical atrocity -- the extinction of the Beothuk Indians (or Red Indians) of central Newfoundland -- becomes an authentic tragedy in this brilliantly constructed, immensely moving debut novel by an award-winning Canadian poet and short-story writer.....” -- Kirkus, April 15, 2002
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Seventh Day (The) by Ed Smith
David Edwards is drawn into a criminal web - drugs, sexual slavery, and political intrigue - that threatens the very future of Canada.
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Shadow Side of Grace (The) by Michelle Butler Hallett
Michelle Butler Hallett crafts a complex world in which the burden of history is borne under the skin of brutalizers and victims alike.
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Silence of Stone by Annamarie Beckel
Silence of Stone recounts the story of Marguerite de Roberval, a young French noblewoman, is abandoned on an island off the Newfoundland coast with her lover and a servant.
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Silent Time (The) by Paul Rowe
A redemptive tale of ruined lives righted again through love, grace, and good fortune, The Silent Time contains memorable characters, compelling narrative and passages of lyrical beauty.
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Sub Rosa Stealth - The Argentia Operations by Edward Lake
Sub Rosa Stealth is a must-read for those with ties to Argentia and military history buffs alike – especially for anyone who once knew the prodigious Guardian of the North Atlantic. As readers work their way through the sure-to-be-controversial story, they will be left with an ever-increasing curiosity as to the truth behind the plot.
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That Night We Were Ravenous by John Steffler
A beautiful new edition of the award-winning collection from Canada’s new Poet Laureate.
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Waiting for Time by Bernice Morgan © Breakwater Books Ltd
This is the sequel to Random Passage, Bernice Morgan's best seller. It continues the saga of the inhabitants of Cape Random with the twentieth-century descendant of Lavinia in today's Newfoundland where the past overshadows the present and shapes the future.
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What is Invisible by Beth Ryan
Ryan's first short story collection, winner of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, is filled with tales of truth and unpredictability. All stories in this book are set in St. John's, Newfoundland. Also a runner-up for Best Atlantic Published Book.
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Wreckage (The) by Michael Crummey
A young man named Wish is travelling around Newfoundland assisting with the showing of movies. He meets Sadie, a 16-year old young woman on Little Fogo island and they fall in love. He is Catholic and she Protestant, not a healthy combination in a Protestant community where anti-Catholic feelings run high.
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