Mary sails the world in her dreams in search of adventure, knowledge, and a fair price for fish. A fairy-tale in reverse, Prince Charming is a Spanish fish merchant who knows a thing or two about fair pricing.
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Mind Your Eyes
Mind Your Eyes is Marian Frances White's second book of poetry. Through herdirect yet subtle voice that is carved from the elemental longing of life inNewfoundland, White takes us on a journey through the secrets...
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Tales from Dog Island
Translated from the French-language to English, this work of fiction, based on fact, tells the story of Victor Lemetayer who, at 18 years of age, has had enough of life on the family farm in Brittany, France.
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Amazing Adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett, The
Captain Bob Bartlett is one of Newfoundland and Labrador's best known heroes, and you can read about his amazing adventures in this incredible true story of courage and determination.
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Jasmine’s Journey
Jasmine is a well-loved house cat without a care in the world until a house fire destroys her owners' cottage. Unaware their pet survived the fire, her family returns home to Halifax, leaving the dazed and injured...
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And We Were Sailors
Avoiding romanticism, David Benson speaks with an authenticity born of experience and his voice is one that will not abide the common cant, the generally accepted, or the 'easy way out'.
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Saltbox Sweater, The
This realistic story of life in rural Newfoundland after the 1992 moratorium on northern cod stocks is written to appeal to newly independent readers.
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All Manner of Misunderstanding
Whether describing a fight outside a Claremorris dance hall, or studying leaves in a windswept college square, Patrick Warner's poems are as condensed as hardened snowballs, and strike with great effect. Though...
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Long Girl Leaning into the Wind
Janet Fraser's vivid and passionate collection of poetry, Long Girl Leaning into the Wind, presents characters who do not settle easily into their lives. From the opening portraits of 'alien' June and 'flying'...
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Castles in the Sea: All About Icebergs
Every spring, travellers come to Newfoundland from around the world to see the icebergs drifting southward. As big as a city block covered in office towers, or as small as a grand piano, these mountains of freshwater...
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