Novels
Tommy Wolfstein escaped from Hungary with his parents when he was eight years old, and while his parents will never forget the persecution they endured as Jews, Tommy's memories of that time are scant. He has become thoroughly Canadianized. However, when his university soccer team is invited to Hungary to play Tommy will learn about his family's difficult past and the ongoing dangers they —and he — face. >>
It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away
His father dead, approaching forty, Jeff Mott is drifting across China, because he wants to learn the language. The Chinese agree that his Mandarin is pretty good, but only want to speak English with him. >>
This novel captures that unique Montreal joie de vivre that survives despite bitter politics, economic downturns, language laws, record snowfalls, crumbling streets, and a baseball team on the verge of disappearing. >>
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Launch follows Theo Strahl, a quirky Winnipeg scavenger, artist and inventor, whose long-held fears of the world's end are triggered by an otherworldly voice commanding him to build a spaceship. As Theo becomes obsessed with escaping the planet, his marriage and his relationships with his son and his closest friends are tested, as he confronts his deepest fears about survival, love, and hope. >>
Le soleil du lac qui se couche/The Setting Lake Sun (ebook)
Angèle is a young Métis woman who dreams of becoming an architect. One evening in a Winnipeg art gallery at a show by a Native artist she happens to meet Ueno Takami, an aging Japanese poet. It is an encounter that will change both their lives. >>
Canadian literary star Gordon Bridge's life is perfect but when his hubris destroys a friendship, his world begins to crumble. As an urgent attempt to come to terms with his past and reshape his present Bridge starts writing a memoir. >>
Beautifully captures the complexities of being a child in turbulent times as young Tomi Wolfstein attempts to understand the events unfolding around him in the months leading up to the '56 Hungarian uprising. >>
Alexia has come to Greece to find the half-sister that her father kept from her, discovering a family and a culture she knows nothing about, set against the backdrop of a country in financial crisis. >>
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