<p><strong>Award recognition for book one of the Cupids trilogy, <em>A Roll of the Bones</em></strong></p> <p><strong>***CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER***</strong></p> <p><strong>***SILVER, <em>THE MIRAMICHI READER</em>’S THE VERY BEST! COVER ART/DESIGN AWARD***</strong></p> <p><br> </p> <p><strong>This […]
<p><b>A gorgeous work of literary historical fiction exploring what is commemorated and what is forgotten in times of war, from the ReLit?nominated author of <i>The Sound of Fire</i>.</b></p> <p><i>Only the […]
<p>Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters – from Boston mayor James Michael Curley to Group of Seven painter Arthur Lismer – <em>The Blue Tattoo</em> tells the sweeping story of the lives caught up in the unbelievable devastation of the Halifax Explosion. </p>
<p><b>The classic work of Nova Scotia folklore, available in an attractive new edition.</b></p> <p>Ghosts guarding buried treasure, phantom ships, haunted houses, and supernatural warnings of death—these are just some of […]
<p><b>The classic work of Nova Scotia folklore, available with an attractive new cover and original pen-and-ink illustrations.</b></p> <p><i>Bluenose Magic</i>, first published in 1968, is considered a classic of Maritime literature, […]
<p>Moore’s fourth novel Candlemas Bay (1950) focuses on the daily struggles of the Ellis family, a family that has successfully fished local waters for two hundred years, but now the current generations — from Grampie Jebron to widowed daughter-in-law Jen to grandson Jebby — struggle with change and hard times. As in her other novels, Ruth Moore uses detailed day-to-day lives to build characters of depth and tell a universal story of courage, heartbreak and love that, despite the hardships, is ultimately warm and moving.</p>
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<p>Clarissa, eleven, has been orphaned by a disease that has kept her far from home for as long as she can remember. Despite the many inmates in Dr. Grenfell’s Children’s […]
<div><b>**CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER**</b></div> <div><b>**NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION**</b></div> <div><b>**BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD FINALIST**</b><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>In the small hours of October 14, 1942, a German […]
In Saint John, New Brunswick in 1939, Elizabeth MacKinnon is swept up in the city’s vibrant community of artists. She finds herself joining their struggles to make sense of making art in a time of economic depression. In a story that couples bitter despair with exuberant triumphs, Elizabeth and her fellow artists make life-changing discoveries about politics and social responsibility, desire and betrayal.
<b>Inspired by a little-known chapter of World War II history, a young Protestant girl and her Jewish neighbour are caught up in the terrible wave of hate sweeping the globe […]
<p><i>Name Your Game</i> is a compelling story about family, and community and the ties that bind them.</p>
