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Fiction: Novels

The Eliot Girls

By Krista Bridge

In her debut novel, Danuta Gleed Literary Award nominee Krista Bridge explores timeless and timely themes: adultery and psychological bullying among teen girls. The fictional George Eliot Academy in Toronto boasts a curriculum that blends ... Read More »

August 16, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Going Home Again

By Dennis Bock

Dennis Bock’s first two novels were about the fallout from war: the Second World War in 2001’s The Ash Garden, and the Spanish Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War in 2006’s The Communist’s Daughter. The ... Read More »

August 12, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Muse

By Mary Novik

In the tradition of Tracy Chevalier, A.S. Byatt, Sarah Dunant, and – more recently – Cathy Marie Buchanan, Mary Novik’s captivating second novel imagines the circumstances surrounding the creation of venerated works of art: in ... Read More »

August 8, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Roost

By Ali Bryan

In an era when so many books and articles argue about whether women can and should “have it all,” it’s refreshing to read two witty debut novels about women who don’t stand in for some ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Maxine

By Claire Wilkshire

In an era when so many books and articles argue about whether women can and should “have it all,” it’s refreshing to read two witty debut novels about women who don’t stand in for some ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Whisper of Legends

By Barbara Fradkin

The Whisper of Legends is the latest instalment in Ottawa writer Barbara Fradkin’s long-running detective series featuring Inspector Michael Green. The novel finds Green’s daughter, Hannah, and her new boyfriend vacationing with friends in the ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels