Independent Book Reviews for Independent Readers.
Three Million Acres of Flame (2007, Dundurn Press) is a historical novel by Miramichi author Valerie Sherrard. It tells the story of young Skye Haverill and her family and friends against the backdrop of the Great Miramichi Fire of 1825, one of the largest forest fires ever recorded in North American history.… Continue reading
I recently had the pleasure of reading two titles from Nimbus Publishing:
Each of these books will appeal to the Atlantic Canada armchair historian and are handy as a reference work in themselves.… Continue reading
A great place to pick up used books (other than a used bookstore) are thrift shops. I found this book in a Value Village in Fredericton and purchased it for $2. The editor, Victor Suthren (a sailor himself) has done an excellent job of collecting various Canadian sea stories and organising them chronologically.… Continue reading
This is a real gem of a book and one that any Canadian interested in WWI would enjoy to read; Maritimers especially since all the letters are from soldiers (and a nurse) from Atlantic Canada. Ross Hebb has done a masterful job of editing, collecting and categorizing quite a number of private letters donated by family members to create this insightful, at times entertaining and thoughtful book.… Continue reading
Being fairly new to New Brunswick (I moved here in 2008), I really didn’t know much about its history despite growing up only one province away in Ontario. I had visited here once before in the 80’s on a camping trip to the east coast, but other than that, NB was virtually unknown to me.… Continue reading