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  • Island of Shattered Dreams

    by Chantal Spitz ...
    Translated by Jean Anderson ...
    Finally in English, Island of Shattered Dreams is the first ever novel by an indigenous Tahitian writer. In a lyrical and immensely moving style, this book combines a family saga and a doomed love story, set against the background of French Polynesia in the period leading up to the first nuclear tests. The text is highly critical of the French government, and as a result its publication in Tahiti ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Post-traumatic

    In this story on survival, a young lawyer’s family reunion brings long-buried pain and anger to the surface, threatening her career, her values, and all of her relationships—a story of trauma, healing, and the power of ride-or-die female friendship.To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story—a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • It Is What It Is

    Having recently returned home after decades living abroad, Chantal persuades her seventy-nine-year-old mother to also return home to Ottawa from California. Chantal anticipates worrying less now that they're living nearby. Instead, she witnesses increasingly troubling "senior moments" that lead to a devastating diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).As her mother's world grows smaller and more ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mayhem

    Series Book 1 - The St-Cyr and Kohler Mysteries
    A French inspector and Gestapo detective team up to fight crime in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II: " The offbeat pair gel . . . fast and convincing" ( The Oxford Times ).Police inspector Jean-Louis St-Cyr watches the German tanks roll into Paris from his office window. When Gestapo agents burst through his door, he is destroying confidential documents with the care that is his trademark. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Story of Your Mother

    What if we considered motherhood an organizing principle instead of a genre or subject?In her debut book of essays, Chantal Braganza considers the limits of understanding motherhood as identity or action alone, while reflecting on her upbringing as a daughter of Mexican and Indian immigrants and the first years of raising her two children. Inspired by the thinking of Dionne Brand, Maggie Nelson ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Illusions

    How to escape the labyrinth of destructive emotions

    Translated by Chantal Spapens ...
    'Nobody really cares about me' 'When I can, I avoid confrontations' 'I do everything, just to be liked' 'In the end, it's never good enough' 'Occasionally I want to smash anything and everything' Strong emotions and negative thoughts can rule our lives if we don't know where they originate from, how we can handle them or how we can liberate ourselves from them. This can result in mere survival, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Morning After

    The 1995 Quebec Referendum and the Day that Almost Was

    A sly, insightful and wonderfully original book from one of Canada's most popular political analysts, Chantal Hébert, and one of Quebec's top political broadcasters, Jean Lapierre.Only the most fearless of political journalists would dare to open the old wounds of the 1995 Quebec referendum, a still-murky episode in Canadian history that continues to defy our understanding. The referendum brought ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The List

    On a random night out with her girlfriends, Taye experiences something she hasn’t before.Instant attraction.Between vodkas and dance moves she probably shouldn’t be doing in public, never mind on a podium, she meets him.She’s never had a one night stand before, and to have one is on her list of things to experience in her life.Not only that, but the chemistry is off the charts.Decision made.She’s ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life Without Plastic

    The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep Your Family and the Planet Healthy

    After the birth of their son, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon set out on a journey to eliminate plastic baby bottles as the Canadian government banned BPA. When they found it was difficult to procure glass baby bottles, Jay and Chantal made it their mission to not only find glass and metal replacements for plastic, but to make those products accessible to the public as well.Printed on wood-free ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Second Chance

    Sleeping Dogs Book 1

    by Chantal Roome ...
    Series Book 1 - Sleeping Dogs
    Would you take a second chance on your first love?When Connor, lead singer for the band Sleeping Dogs, finds himself face to face with his first love and childhood sweetheart, Alex, a personal chef who’s recently discovered her boyfriend’s infidelity, he’s not surprised to still feel a spark, despite spending the last twenty years apart.The last time Alex last saw Connor, she’d just lost her ... Read more

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  • Salamander

    Series series The St-Cyr and Kohler Mysteries
    "Gritty . . . captivating . . . An exceedingly clever novel that should appeal to World War II buffs as well as mystery readers" ( Booklist).In a packed movie theater, an usher notices two women enter and leave just before the show begins. Moments later, the theater goes up in flames, and 183 people perish in the stampede to escape. By the time investigators Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • I’m Going to Break Your Heart

    A Rock N Roll Love Story

    Award-winning Canadian musicians and longtime partners Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk offer a powerful, behind-the-scenes look at fame, creativity, and staying connected through it allRaine Maida has played sold-out stadiums as the frontman of Our Lady Peace, launched a successful solo career, and produced albums for superstars Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson. Chantal Kreviazuk is a Canadian ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD