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ECW's Biographical guide to Canadian novelists / by David, Jack,1946-; Lecker, Robert,1951-; Quigley, Ellen,1955-;
Subjects: Novelists, Canadian (English); Canadian fiction (English);
© c1993., ECW Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Winnie's great war / by Mattick, Lindsay.; Greenhut, Josh.; Blackall, Sophie.;
Lieutenant Harry Colebourn finds a bear he names Winnie. He decides she will be the mascot for the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade and takes her with them across the ocean to where the Great War rages.LSC
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947; Winnipeg (Bear); World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; Mascots;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The splendor before the dark [sound recording] : a novel of the Emperor Nero / by George, Margaret,1943-author.; West, Steve,narrator.; McEwan, Katharine,narrator.; Denaker, Susan,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Steve West, Katharine McEwan, and Susan Denaker.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68; Emperors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Act of Oblivion / by Harris, Robert,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Follows General Edward Whalley's and his son-in law Colonel William Goffe's flight to America in 1660 after their involvement in the beheading of King Charles I.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649; Goffe, William, 1605?-1679?; Whalley, Edward, -1675?; Fugitives from justice; Regicide; Treason;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Marvelous : a novel / by Greeley, Molly,author.;
A novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de' Medici during the Renaissance follows Pedro Gonzales, an unusual man who, delivered by a slave broker into France's royal court, becomes the favorite of the queen who is determined to find him a bride.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589; Marriage;
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Anarchists in love : a novel / by Hough, Robert(Robert William),author.;
In 'Anarchists in Love', Robert Hough recreates the political violence and revolutionary idealism that flowed through New York City during the Gilded Age of the 1890s. At its centre are real-life revolutionists Emma Goldman and Alexander "Sasha" Berkman, whose passionate love affair fuels their commitment to creating a better world.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Berkman, Alexander, 1870-1936; Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940; Anarchists; Man-woman relationships; Revolutionaries;
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Circling the sun [sound recording] / by McLain, Paula,author.; McEwan, Katharine,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Katharine McEwan.Paula McLain takes listeners into the glamorous and decadent circle of British expats living in Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun tells the story of the beautiful young horse trainer, adventurer, and aviator Beryl Markham, from her childhood in British East Africa to her relationship with hunter Denys Finch Hatton.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Markham, Beryl; Audiobooks.; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Women air pilots;
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The darkest dark / by Hadfield, Chris,1959-; Fan, Eric.; Fan, Terry.; Fillion, Kate.;
Chris, who loves rockets, planets and pretending to be an astronaut, is afraid of the dark, until he watches the moon landing on television.LSC
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Hadfield, Chris, 1959-; Astronauts; Fear of the dark;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The age of light [sound recording] : a novel / by Scharer, Whitney,author.; Plummer, Thérèse,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Therese Plummer.A novel inspired by the life of the Vogue model-turned-renowned photographer finds Lee Miller relocating to 1929 Paris, where she becomes the muse and colleague of the mercurial surrealist, Man Ray.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Miller, Lee, 1907-1977; Man Ray, 1890-1976; Models (Persons); War photographers; World War, 1939-1945;
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The secrets of winter : a Josephine Tey mystery / by Upson, Nicola,author.;
"December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St. Michael's Mount--and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary--interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952; Saint Michael's Mount (England : Castle); Blizzards; Family secrets; Islands; Motion picture actors and actresses; Murder; Police; Wife abuse; Women novelists;
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