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Speechless by Anne Simpson

February 28, 2021September 9, 2020 by Ian Colford

In Anne Simpson’s gripping third novel, Speechless, A’isha Nasir, a Nigerian teenager, has been convicted of adultery and, in keeping with Sharia, or Islamic Law, been sentenced to death by stoning.

But A’isha’s situation is neither simple nor … Continue reading

The Tender Birds by Carole Giangrande

October 14, 2021October 20, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Toronto author Carole Giangrande's newest novel, The Tender Birds (Inanna Publications) is a type of sequel to her outstanding 2017 novel All That is Solid Melts Into Air in that it expands on the character of Matthew Reilly, the lover of Valerie who leaves her with child and goes off to the Vietnam War.

Operation Wormwood by Helen C. Escott

September 25, 2020September 12, 2018 by James M. Fisher

Over the years, Flanker Press of Newfoundland & Labrador has published a vast array of books, both Fiction and Non-Fiction, including the excellent historical fiction books of Gary Collins. Operation Wormwood (2018) is a fictional crime thriller that was … Continue reading

A Matter of Geography by Jasmine D’Costa

June 22, 2017April 2, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Matter of Geography, which was shortlisted in 2015 for the Tuscany Prize for unpublished manuscripts has now been published by Mosaic Press. The story is an impressive one dealing as it does with the religious divisions in India between Muslims … Continue reading

Holy Rule by Mary Frances Coady

January 2, 2017January 1, 2017 by James M. Fisher

A likeable and very readable story of a convent/girl’s school in 1958. The Reverend Mother initially comes across as a neurotic Captain Bligh type of character and one even begins to question her sanity after awhile. The present pope has … Continue reading