The Winter Witch by Jennifer Chevalier
Sisters Marthe and Élisabeth find themselves on a ship to New France, after scandal embroiled Élisabeth in their village.
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Conflagration! by donalee Moulton
Conflagration! by donalee Moulton is the Quebec installment of the Canadian Historical Mystery series being published by BWL Publishing. This historical mystery is based on the true story of an extensive fire, or conflagration, that happened in April of 1734.
All This As I Stand By by Carolyne Van Der Meer
This heartfelt collection of poetry began in Southern New Brunswick, on the Bay of Fundy, and took me through familiar grounds and unfamiliar experiences made real.
The Granby Liar & Borderline Truths by Maurice J. O. Crossfield.
Crossfield delivers an entertaining story with a good pace, mysterious happenings and an intriguing plot.
Rosa’s Very Own Personal Revolution by Eric Dupont, translated by Peter McCambridge
Eric Dupont seems to have his own distinct writing style. Like Songs for the Cold of Heart, Rosa–while not quite as epic–is whimsical and entertaining. Rosa grows up in a small village on the Gaspé Peninsula – isolated enough to have developed their own unique dialect. (“In the village, pronouncing one’s Ks was associated with Montreal, and …
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Penny keeps the reader guessing until the end . . . The Madness of Crowds moves at a brisk pace, with each chapter drawing the reader forward into the next.
Letters from Montreal: Tales of an Exceptional City, edited by Madi Haslam
Letters From Montreal: An Anthology documents the experiences of Montrealers past and present, creating a portrait of the storied city unlike any other.
No Thanks, I Want to Walk by Emily Taylor Smith
In Emily Taylor Smith’s latest adventure, walking the perimeter of New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula, is another epic journey for the record books.
The Daughters’ Story by Murielle Cyr
Nadine is banished to a home for unwed mothers in 1950. She’s 15. Her baby daughter, whose father is shrouded in secrecy, is put up for adoption without her permission. Vowing to reunite one day with her daughter, she cuts all ties with her dysfunctional Irish and French-Canadian Catholic family whose past is cluttered with secrets, betrayals, incest and violence.
