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Sisters of Belfast : a novel / by Maure, Melanie,author.;
"Orphaned during the Second World War, Aelish and Isabel McGuire--known as the twins of Belfast--are given over to the austere care of the Sisters of Bethlehem. Though they are each all the other has, the girls are propelled in opposite directions as they grow up. Rebellious Isabel turns her back on the church and Ireland, traveling to Newfoundland where she pursues a perilous yet independent life. Devout Aelish chooses to remain in Northern Ireland and takes the veil, burying painful truths beneath years of silence. For decades the two are separated, each unaware of the other's life. But after years of isolation Aelish is unexpectedly summoned to Newfoundland, where she and her estranged sister begin to bridge the chasm between them. Reunion brings to light the painful secrets and seismic deceptions that have kept these sisters apart, leaving the McGuire twins to begin reconstructing their understanding about themselves as women and as family--what they know of love, hope, and above all, forgiveness."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Faith; Family secrets; Orphans; Self-realization in women; Sisters; Twins;
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Son of a Critch : a childish Newfoundland memoir / by Critch, Mark,author.;
"A heartfelt and outrageously funny memoir about Newfoundland, family, and being the oddest kid in school What could be better than growing up in the 1980s? How about growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, which as Mark Critch will tell you, was more like the 1960s. Critch takes us to where it all began in this tremendously funny and warm look back on his formative years. Growing up in a (very) small town wasn't easy, and Catholic school was a confusing setting that prompted many unexpected adventures. And when your father is the local radio personality, and your mother can't stop talking at all, life at home is always entertaining. Best known as the "roving reporter" for CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mark Critch has photo-bombed Justin Trudeau, interviewed Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle (while impersonating Alan Doyle), travelled with political leaders, and crashed White House briefings. But in this hilarious debut, we learn that Critch has been causing trouble his whole life. Son of a Critch will have you longing for life in Canada's most unique province -- even if you've never been there -- and marvelling at how one person's childhood could be so ridiculously funny"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Critch, Mark.; Critch, Mark; Television actors and actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses; Comedians;
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Scenic Driving Atlantic Canada : Exploring the Most Spectacular Back Roads of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador. by Ernst, Chloe.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: TRAVEL / Canada / General;
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Scenic driving Atlantic Canada : exploring the most spectacular back roads of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador / by Ernst, Chloë,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Automobile travel; Scenic byways;
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L'Anse aux Meadows / by Koopmans, Carol;
Describes the only Norse settlement in North America outside of Greenland, L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland and Labrador, and its desgination as a World Heritage Site.
Subjects: World Heritage areas;
© 2008., Weigl,
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Poppa and his drum : a heartwarming story of truth and reconciliation / by Doucette, Judith M.; Reid, Rebecca(Rebecca O.);
"After moving from an all-French Indigenous community to the English community of St. George's when he was a little boy, Poppa's life as a young man was very sad. He was treated badly by his schoolteachers and some other children in the town. Years later, when his grandson wants to bring him into school to play his drum for the class, Poppa is nervous but goes anyway. He is relieved to see he is welcomed and even encouraged to share his knowledge of the traditions and customs of his Mi'kmaw culture. Thankfully, times have changed from Poppa's generation, and he is pleased to have reconciled with the bad experiences he had when he went to school. Indeed, there is strength and wisdom in Reconciliation!"--
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Picture books.; First Nations; Mi'kmaq; Grandfathers; Drum; Reconciliation;
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Invisible prisons : Jack Whalen's tireless fight for justice / by Moore, Lisa,1964-author.; Whalen, Jack(Jack William),author.;
"Riveting nonfiction from multi-award-winning author Lisa Moore, based on the shocking true story of a teenaged boy who endured abuse and solitary confinement at a reform school in Newfoundland, but survived through grit and redemptive love. An exposé in the vein of Unholy Orders, written in the style of Linden MacIntyre's In the Wake. Invisible Prisons is an extraordinary, empathetic collaboration between the magnificent writer Lisa Moore, best-known for her award-winning fiction, and a man named Jack Whalen, who as a child was held for four years at a reform school for boys in St John's, where he suffered jaw-dropping abuses and deprivations. Despite the odds stacked against him, he found love on the other side, and managed to turn his life around as a husband and father. His daughter, Brittany, vowed at a young age to become a lawyer so that she could seek justice for him. Today, that is exactly what she is doing -- and Jack's case forms part of a class action lawsuit currently before the courts. The story has obvious parallels with Unholy Orders by Michael Harris about the Mount Cashel orphanage, and the series "The Boys of St Vincent," as well as the film Spotlight, and the many horrific stories coming out about residential schools -- all of which expose a paternalistic state causing harm and looking away. Yet two powerful qualities set this story apart. As much as it is about an abusive system preying on children, it is also a tender tale of love between Jack and his wife Glennis, who saw the good man inside a damaged person and believed in him. And it is written in a novelistic way by the great Lisa Moore, who makes starkly and magically real every moment and character in these pages."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Whalen, Jack (Jack William); Whalen, Jack (Jack William); Whalen, Jack (Jack William); Adult child abuse victims; Students;
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All together now : a Newfoundlander's light tales for heavy times / by Doyle, Alan,1969-author.;
"One of Newfoundland's funniest and most beloved storytellers offers his cure for the Covid blues. Is there a more sociable province than Newfoundland and Labrador? Or anywhere in Canada with a greater reputation for coming to the rescue of those in need? At this time of Covid, singer, songwriter and bestselling author Alan Doyle is feeling everyone's pain. Off the road and spending more days at home than he has since he was a child hawking cod tongues on the wharfs of Petty Harbour, he misses the crowds and companionship of performing across the country and beyond. But most of all he misses the cheery clamour of pubs in his hometown, where one yarn follows another so quickly 'you have to be as ready as an Olympian at the start line to get your tale in before someone is well into theirs already.' We're all experiencing our own version of that deprivation, and Alan, one of Newfoundland's finest storytellers, wants to offer a little balm. All Together Now is a gathering in book form--a virtual Newfoundland pub. There are adventures in foreign lands, including an apparently filthy singalong in Polish (well, he would have sung along if he'd understood the language), a real-life ghost story involving an elderly neighbour, a red convertible and a clown horn, a potted history of his social drinking, and heartwarming reminiscences from another past world, childhood--all designed to put a smile on the faces of the isolated-addled. Alan Doyle has never been in better form--nor more welcome. As he says about this troubling time: 'We get through it. We do what has to be done. Then, we celebrate. With the best of them.'"--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Doyle, Alan, 1969-; Doyle, Alan, 1969-; Great Big Sea (Musical group); Great Big Sea (Musical group); Musicians;
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The agony of Bun O'Keefe / by Smith, Heather,1968-;
Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life with her mother, a compulsive hoarder, and had little contact with the outside world. Bun and her mother rarely talk, so when Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of town, Bun ends up on the streets of St. John's, Newfoundland, where she meets Busker Boy, a street musician who takes her in. Together they live in a house with an eclectic cast of characters, and Bun gets to learn the world beyond the walls of her mother's house.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Teenage girls; Street youth; Street musicians; Friendship; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Into the blizzard : walking the fields of the Newfoundland dead / by Winter, Michael,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Royal Newfoundland Regiment.; Beaumont-Hamel, Battle of, Beaumont-Hamel, France, 1916.; Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
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