Story uncovers the magic of Newfoundland in her novel Urchin Books by Heart is an initiative to help humanize Nova Scotia hospital care, with a curated collection of ebooks and […]
by : Jeremy Hull
Fiction
Spurway finds heart and humour to balance the heavy questions she asks about life and death in her novel Books by Heart is an initiative to help humanize Nova Scotia […]
“will literally have you gripping the book”
“Add Enfield’s landscape portraiture to his dry, unskippable dialogue, and you’ve got the bones of a Western.”
“All his stories lay bare the souls of those who call the Miramichi home.”
“Dirty Birds is the perfect misfit read for your next layaway, or when you’re down to your last shot of whisky.”
“It’s obvious that this book was a labour of love, written after extensive research. The result? A gorgeous piece of truth-telling, sure to make LeBlanc’s ancestors proud.”
I was a tad confused, not really sure why everyone in this room needed to know how much I weighed. It was the beginning of the school year, and we were in Gym class.
As Imogene Tubbs grows older, she learns that many people in her small, rural town believe her father is Cecil Jesso, the local drug dealer—a man both feared and ridiculed
As soon as Nanna said the words “car bombings,” Dad, who had been making breakfast in the kitchen, zoomed to the television to switch on BBC World
Fenton’s protagonist wrestles with grief and loss in a way that feels heartfelt and genuine, and her deep sadness and anxiety about her grandmother’s Alzheimer’s will resonate with anyone who has experience with this terrible illness
This middle-aged writer’s hilarious and delusional observations about raising boys, surviving(ish) menopause and searching for meaning in mid-life will make you laugh out loud.
