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Celestina's House [electronic resource] : by Gonzalez, Clarissa Trinidad.aut; cloudLibrary;
CBC BOOKS CANADIAN FICTION BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2024 “With a lush, tropical setting, an entrancing protagonist, and swirling ghosts that guide and subvert, Gonzalez has crafted a darkly romantic, immersive world.” — JENNILEE AUSTRIA-BONIFACIO, author of Reuniting with Strangers The House of the Spirits meets Mexican Gothic in a tale of love and betrayal, belonging and exile, and the supernatural forces that pervade life in the Philippines. The secrets of the house are the secrets of the heart. It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantes’s family. For years afterwards, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manila’s bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home. Celestina tears into life, losing herself in the pleasures of the night, but soon finds that the emptiness within her is not easily filled. When finally a true chance at happiness promises to save her, a sinister voice from the past returns, threatening to destroy it all. A RARE MACHINES BOOKGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Gothic; Occult & Supernatural;
© 2024., Dundurn Press,
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Wreck : A Novel. by Newman, Catherine.;
Rocky is living a normal life with her family in Western Massachusetts until she finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them - and with a medical condition that, she hopes, wont affect them at all. From the author of 'Sandwich', which was an Oprah Best Book of the Year.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
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Wreck [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Newman, Catherine.;
Rocky is living a normal life with her family in Western Massachusetts until she finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them - and with a medical condition that, she hopes, wont affect them at all. From the author of 'Sandwich', which was an Oprah Best Book of the Year.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
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Etta and Otto and Russell and James [electronic resource] : by Hooper, Emma.aut; cloudLibrary;
Eighty-two-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots, and begins walking the 3,232 kilometers from Saskatchewan to Halifax.  Her husband Otto wakes to a note left on the kitchen table. I will try to remember to come back, Etta writes. Otto has seen the ocean, having crossed the Atlantic years ago to fight in a far-away war, so he understands. But with Etta gone, the memories come crowding in. The only way to keep them at bay is to keep his hands busy.  Russell, raised as a brother to Otto, has loved Etta from afar for sixty years. He insists on finding Etta, wherever she’s gone. Leaving his farm will be the first act of defiance in his whole life. As Etta walks toward the ocean - accompanied by a coyote named James - memory, illusion, and reality blur. Like the gentle undulation of waves, Etta and Otto and Russell and James moves from a past filled with hunger, war, passion, and hope to a present of quiet industry and peaceful communion; from trying to remember to trying to forget. A beautiful novel that reminds us that it’s never too late to see the things you’ve longed to see, or to say the things you’ve longed to say. 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Contemporary Women; Small Town & Rural;
© 2015., Penguin Canada,
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The Maid's Secret A Maid Novel [electronic resource] : by Prose, Nita.aut; CloudLibrary;
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest A wedding. A heist. A secret. Molly Gray’s life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined. She is now the esteemed Head Maid & Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, and two good things are just around the corner—a taping of the hit antiquities TV show Hidden Treasures and, even more exciting, her wedding to Juan Manuel. When Molly brings in some old trinkets to be appraised on the show, one item is revealed to be a rare and coveted artifact worth millions. Molly becomes a rags-to-riches sensation, and a media frenzy swirls as she prepares to sell her priceless treasure. Then, on auction day, the treasure suddenly vanishes, and Molly and her friends find themselves at the center of the boldest art heist in recent memory. But the key to this mystery lies in the past, in a long-forgotten diary written by Molly’s Gran. For the first time ever, Molly learns about her grandmother’s secrets: how she was born into a wealthy family and fell head-over-heels in love with a young man her parents deemed below her. As fate would have it, Gran’s greatest love was someone Molly knows quite well… A spirited heist caper and an epic love story, The Maid’s Secret is a spell-binding whodunnit that will capture your heart.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Cozy; Literary;
© 2025., Penguin Canada,
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Crux : A Novel. by Tallent, Gabriel.;
In this soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing. From the author of 'My Absolute Darling' (a RADD pick).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Nature & the Environment;
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Beasts of the Sea : A Novel. by Turpeinen, Iida.;
In the spirit of Richard Powers and Daniel Mason, 'Beasts of the Sea' is a debut novel spanning three centuries and tied together by the tale of Stellers sea cow - a long-extinct denizen of the northern oceans. At once intimate and sweeping, this novel is about the tragic clash between man and nature. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Nature & the Environment;
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The Last of Earth : A Novel. by Anappara, Deepa.;
'The Last of Earth' is a historical novel set in 19th-century Tibet that follows two outsiders - an Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English lady explorer - as they venture into a forbidden kingdom. From the author of 'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line' (a RADD pick), which was named one of the best books of the year by the NYT, The Washington Post, Time, The Guardian, and NPR. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Nature & the Environment;
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The Ten Year Affair : A Novel. by Somers, Erin.;
'The Ten Year Affair' is a hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-wont-they romance. From the author of 'Stay Up with Hugo Best'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
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Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel [electronic resource] : by Kaufman, Andrew.aut; CloudLibrary;
Aesop meets Anaïs Nin in these absurdist stories of very unexpected redemption Getting to the Shamrock Motel isn’t easy. It’s just off Concession #18, but you can’t get there through a sequence of lefts and rights. To find the Shamrock you have to be lost – not just on the map, but in your heart and soul. The Shamrock Motel does not accept reservations. The only way to get a room is by walking into the office and asking Rosemary, the owner/operator for one. Try not to stare at her hair. Fair warning: no one spends the night, or even an hour at the Shamrock without experiencing some form of transformation. Whether it’s accidently sleeping with a bear, turning yourself into a river, or getting entirely too intimate with the sun, time spent at the Shamrock will make you wiser, stronger, sexier, and more yourself. Even if that’s the last thing you want. These linked stories explore the intersection of personality and desire, love and lust, the joy and sadness of being alive and in love. Heated pool, cable TV, and a shot at redemption: the Shamrock Motel offers it all. Credit cards are accepted, but cash is preferred.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Absurdist; Short Stories (single author);
© 2025., Coach House Books,
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