Canadian Family

For fans of Yellowface and American Fiction, A Hero of Our Time is a vicious takedown of superficial diversity initiatives and tech culture, with a beating heart of broken sincerity that the Toronto Star calls "a powerful, unexpected reading experience." Osman Shah is a pitstop on his white...

Originaire de Gaspésie, Camille Aubry habite la ville de Québec où elle complète, à 25 ans, un doctorat en psychologie. Hantée par un drame familial survenu neuf ans plus tôt, Camille soulage les souffrances de ses patients psychiatriques tout en tentant de réparer son propre traumatisme. Survient Léo, son jeune voisin, à qui elle offre un refuge apaisant quand ça s’agite trop chez lui. Au fil de leurs échanges se tisse une amitié précieuse et salvatrice entre le garçon négligé et la femme abîmée.

L'idée du siècle de mes parents? Avoir un autre enfant! Non mais, comme si on était pas déjà beaucoup trop dans notre famille! Dire que je passerai très certainement en bas du 25 % d'attention parentale. Aussi bien dire presque zéro! Pire idée du monde. Heureusement que j'ai aussi pour me réconforter un brin de cette nouvelle style bombe nucléaire.

FINALIST FOR THE 2024 HILARY WESTON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION Globe and Mail’s Best Books of 2024 CBC Books’ Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2024 “Here is my disconnect: the private and public self. My mind and body. The real person and curated spectacle. . . . Are there...

Comment l’amour fonctionne-t-il dans un monde désenchanté comme le nôtre? Qu’est-ce qui peut attacher deux êtres l’un à l’autre? Quelle vérité se cache sous le désir qui les rapproche? Et quel mensonge? Magalie, quarante ans, est designer de cuisines. Elle vit avec Mathieu, le père de sa fille, un avocat qui la trompe, et qu’elle trompe en retour. À cause d’un lien de famille qui les rapproche tout à coup, elle fait la connaissance de Guillaume, policier de son métier et père célibataire.

Beena and Sadhana are sisters who share a bond that could only have been shaped by the most unusual of childhoods - and by shared tragedy. Orphaned as teenagers, they have grown up under the exasperated watch of their Sikh uncle, who runs a bagel shop in Montreal's Hasidic community of Mile End. Together, they try to make sense of the rich, confusing brew of values, rituals, and beliefs that form their inheritance. Yet as they grow towards adulthood, their paths begin to diverge.

Tessa McWatt's breathtaking new novel explores love and endurance in the face of change and violence, and how people find wholeness and belonging when their own identities feel shattered. Northern India, 2009. Four travellers disembark from the Dhauladhar Express at the Pathankot train station...

Canadian Jim Armstrong married in haste during the Second World War after a one-night stand. When his wife and their small son join him in Canada, it's four years since they've seen each other. War bride Joan discovers Jim has no intention of the family returning to England. She struggles to adapt to life on a remote farm in Ontario, far from her family and cold-shouldered by Jim's mother. Jim, haunted by his wartime experiences in Italy, Iingering feelings for a former lover, and the demands of the farm, begins to doubt his love for Joan.

A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents' "old world" expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter in this contemporary, coming-of-age story. Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans...

One sister runs away and the other stays behind. But what happens when the dutiful sister has to impersonate the rebel? In her page-turning exploration of familial loyalty, resentment, secrets, and grief, Lilian Nattel explores the meaning and reach of family bonds. Joan has always done the...

In this spine-tingling, atmospheric “nail-biter of a novel” (Shelf Awareness), a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide at an alleged haunted house—the same place where a traumatic incident shattered their lives twenty years ago. Few in sleepy Sumner’s...

L'arrivée d'une petite sœur bouleverse la vie de Léa, une jeune fille qui doit naviguer à travers les émotions complexes de ce changement familial. Caroline Dugas, auteure de littérature jeunesse, nous plonge dans le quotidien de Léa alors qu'elle apprend à partager l'attention de ses parents et à embrasser son nouveau rôle de grande sœur. Avec tendresse et sensibilité, ce récit explore les défis et les joies de l'agrandissement de la famille, offrant aux jeunes auditeurs une histoire touchante sur l'amour fraternel et l'adaptation aux nouvelles dynamiques familiales.

Une mère partie en voyage, un père qui n’a fait que passer, Simone et Léo se retrouvent seuls. À quinze et dix ans, ils font le choix de faire comme si. Comme si tout allait bien. Sans rien dire, au cas où un adulte aurait la bonne idée de s’en mêler. Et de les séparer. Avec sa plume brève et sensible, Pascale Wilhelmy nous emmène dans l’univers de deux enfants devenus grands. Beaucoup trop tôt.

Niko Kiriakos, tentative heir to the ailing Calypso Shipping fleet, always suspected he was cursed. Following his sudden disappearance, his wife, Anna, and daughter, Zoe, are left adrift. Unmoored, they begin to test the boundaries of their lives, struggling with issues of loyalty, identity and what it means to be a family. Spanning years and tracing a route from Niagara Falls to Greece, Escape Plans is an unblinking look at the ties that bind us together and the things that pull us apart.

WINNER OF THE 2021 TORONTO BOOK AWARD NOMINATED FOR THE 2022 EVERGREEN AWARD From the internationally bestselling and Giller-shortlisted author of The Disappeared, an astounding, poetic novel about war and loss, suffering and courage, and the strength of women through it all. It’s been...

Yaotl and Sascho splashed along the shores of the behcha, spears hefted, watching for the flash of fin to rise to the surface and sparkle in the sunlight. Tender feelings, barely discovered, flushed their faces. In the distance, the warning about the kw'ahtıı sounds, but on this fatal day, it goes unheard; Yaotl and Sascho fall into the hands of the Indian Agents. Transport to Fort Providence residential school is only the beginning of their ordeal, for the teachers believe it is their sworn duty to “kill the Indian inside”.

Plan the Perfect Family Adventure in Banff—Stress-Free! Worried that Banff isn’t kid-friendly? Think again! This guide debunks common myths and helps you explore safely, affordably, and enjoyably with kids of all ages. Too dangerous? Discover safe, family-friendly trails and attractions. Kids will be bored? From gondola rides to wildlife sightings—even a preserved merman—Banff will amaze them! Too cold? Learn how to dress and plan for every season. Too expensive? Find budget-friendly activities, lodging, and dining. Only for expert hikers?

The Second World War had been under way for a year when Marie and John Williamson welcomed two English brothers to join them and their two children in their small house in north Toronto for the duration of the conflict. Marie wrote over 150 letters to the boys’ mother, Margaret Sharp, imagining that she could make Margaret feel she was still with her children. She shepherded the boys through education decisions and illnesses, eased them into a strange new life, and rejoiced when they embraced unfamiliar winter sports.

Two novels by the award-winning Canadian writer Carol Shields, dramatised for BBC Radio Carol Shields was one of Canada’s most renowned contemporary authors. Often compared to Jane Austen, her deft, witty and compassionate works depicting the everyday lives of ordinary people won her numerous...

Stevie, a recovering alcoholic and kitchen manager of Chappy’s, a small-chain restaurant, is frantically trying to prevent the people around her from going supernova: her PTSD-suffering veteran son, her uproariously demented parents, the polyglot eccentrics who work in her kitchen, the blind geriatric dog she inherits, and a damaged 5-year-old who landed on her doorstep and might just be her granddaughter. In the tight grip of new corporate owners, Stevie battles corporate’s “restructuring” to save her kitchen.