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Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2003
ISBN 10 : 1550502646ISBN 13 : 9781550502640
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
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Softcover. Etat : Good. Product Description In Simmie's trademark style, this sweeping new novel is the funny, sad and engaging story of a shattered family's attempt to figure out where exactly each member fits.Matthew's a burned-out, recovering alcoholic ex-newspaperman who finds himself almost nightly roaming the halls of the Victoria apartment building he looks after while fighting to stay on the wagon. Delia's his estranged wife, who still likes him - she left him reluctantly when she didn't know what else to do - but doesn't really trust him. Kate's their daughter, trapped in a loveless marriage with Michael, her religious zealot husband who can't wait for the end of the world. Sam's the grandson, caught in the middle but looking hard for a way out.With this heartbreaking cast of characters, Lois Simmie assembles a true fictional tour de force, a roller coaster of a novel that just won't let up until the final page.As Matthew deals daily with the eccentric tenants of his building and struggles to resist the powerful temptation to hit the bottle again, he's not necessarily in a reflective mood. Lord knows he's got his own troubles. But as sobriety takes a bit more root in him and he begins to look outward, he sees that he's not the only one with problems. In fact, maybe others - people that he loves in his own way and still, in their own ways, love him - have problems bigger than his.But these are people he's let down in the past with his cowardly ways, with his weakness, with his self-absorption. It's going to take every ounce of courage that he's got, all the wisdom he can muster, all the werewithal he's not sure he possesses, to try to make a difference. It was too late once. But if he fails this time, it really is goodbye. About the Author Lois Simmie is a true veteran of the Canadian writing scene, a storyteller of the highest order who is known and acclaimed for both her children's literature and her adult work. She's the author of the Canadian classic novel They Shouldn't Make You Promise That (1-55050-206-9), reissued by Coteau in the fall of 2002.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2003
ISBN 10 : 1550503553ISBN 13 : 9781550503555
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
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Softcover. Etat : Good. Revised. Growing up in the small northern Alberta community of St. Paul, Colleen Lutzak has both positives and negatives to deal with-she has an abundance of musical talent, excellent grades in school, and a close extended family. On the other hand, she has a melodramatic mother, a nemesis named Carla Senko who somehow manages to screw up every triumph Colleen closes in on, and a cousin named Kalyna.Kalyna is Colleen's alter ego-they have the same name in different languages-and Kalyna is a mystery. A grown woman who once had a family, Kalyna talks and acts like a child. She loves Colleen's music more than anything in the world, and brings out every protective instinct her young cousin has.Colleen vigorously practices her youthful idealism as well as her talent. This mindset means life's lessons will be particularly hard on her. Her beloved music teacher, who shared and supported her pride in her Ukrainian heritage, suddenly dies. Colleen fails miserably in her first attempt at university in Edmonton. She is so determined to get away from all the "disappointments" of home that she registers to attend the United World College campus in Swaziland for a year.Obviously, Swaziland is an utterly foreign experience. Colleen meets young women from truly dire political and social circumstances all over the world. She realizes how sheltered her life in Canada has been. Her sense of identity and self-worth is challenged by her foreign surroundings, her homesickness, the suicide of her closest friend. And the sudden death of Kalyna.This final tragedy forces Colleen to face adult decisions about the purpose to which she should devote her life and her talent.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2007
ISBN 10 : 1550503634ISBN 13 : 9781550503630
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
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Softcover. Etat : Good. In this tale set in the gorgeous Seychelles Islands, Jonah refuses to believe his father has drowned at sea and sets out in a sailboat to search for him. His search carries him out of his everyday life to wondrous places with magical beings-like the angeli, who help him in his quest, and the djinn, who enslave people and feast on their dreams.Jonah learns about the land of Mysterion, a place of peace that people have forgotten because of their dreams of greed and war. He comes to understand that he must play a part in restoring Mysterion to itself. And he has to find a way to free his father.Richard René is a teacher and an orthodox priest living in Cranbrook, British Columbia. The Nightmare Tree is his first publication.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 1997
ISBN 10 : 1550501097ISBN 13 : 9781550501094
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
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Softcover. Etat : new. 1. Armand Ruffo creates a complex and wonderfully textured portrait of one of Canadas most fascinating public figures in Grey Owl The Mystery of Archie Belaney This unique accessible collection of narrative poetry examines a dynamic often contradicory always fascinating man who reconstructed his character to deliver his message of conservation to the world Grey Owl The Mystery of Archie Belaney is a compelling study of an intriguing character a white man who assumed a native voice to promote his ideas and ideals to an international audience In turn the book raises difficult questions about identity and voice aboriginal culture human rights and the environmentRuffo draws on extensive archival research and family memories Grey Owl lived for three years with Ruffos grandmothers family in the small northern Ontario community of Biscotasing to offer new insights about the man and his mission With clear direct and evocative language Ruffo writes from Grey Owls own perspective as well as from the viewpoints of women he loved and men with whom he worked The poems detail both his professional achievements and his personal failuresRuffo brings a deep understanding of aboriginal thought excellent research skills and a mature craft to this collection Grey Owl The Mystery of Archie Belaney marks a significant contribution to aboriginal writing and to Canadian literature.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2007
ISBN 10 : 1550503634ISBN 13 : 9781550503630
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
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Etat : new.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2024
ISBN 10 : 1550503049ISBN 13 : 9781550503043
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
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Softcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. In this intricate dance of language and voice, a contemporary narrator - a Cree woman - draws into the telling of her own story the poignant history of her ancestors and the European newcomers they tragically welcomed into their lives.Grandmothers both actual and spiritual are prominent in this book of vivid characters, but many others, present and past, also appear - Native men and women, fur traders, Jesuits, Metis - all of whose stories interact in the drama of contact so brilliantly rendered here. Louise Halfe has listened with reverent attention to the beautiful, strong voices of her Cree grandmothers and has allowed her own voice to dance with theirs. Exuberant, disturbing, and always deeply moving, the resulting poems roar, whisper and sing on the page. This book is a gift. It is a privilege to read it. - Jane UrquhartFURTHER READING: "Cree-ing Loud Into My Night": Louise Bernice Halfe's Blue Marrow, chapter in That's Raven Talk: holophrastic readings of contemporary Indigenous literatures by Marieke Neuhaus, CPRC Press, 2011.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 1992
ISBN 10 : 1550500260ISBN 13 : 9781550500264
Vendeur : Buchpark, Trebbin, Allemagne
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Etat : Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. Innen: Seiten eingerissen. Aus der Auflösung einer renommierten Bibliothek. Kann Stempel beinhalten. | Seiten: 110 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2009
ISBN 10 : 1550504010ISBN 13 : 9781550504019
Vendeur : Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Etats-Unis
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Etat : very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2003
ISBN 10 : 1550502638ISBN 13 : 9781550502633
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
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Etat : new.
Edité par Brand: Coteau Books, 2009
ISBN 10 : 1550504010ISBN 13 : 9781550504019
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
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Etat : new.