A day’s prospecting leads paleontologist Anna Silowski to make an extraordinary discovery in a remote part of British Columbia, but at the same time, tensions below the surface of her successful career are exposed. Pushed towards breakdown, Anna finds herself unexpectedly dependent on high-school drop-out Scott Macleod, and recruits him to help on the [...]
The Great Karoo begins in 1899, as the British are trying to wrest control of the riches of South Africa from the Boers, the Dutch farmers who claimed the land. The Boers have turned out to be more resilient than expected, so the British have sent a call to arms to their colonies — and [...]
In his fifth novel, Kenya-born Vassanji, who holds the distinction of being the only author to win the prestigious Giller Prize twice, writes eloquently about love, betrayal, politics, and racial tension in his father’s homeland. The In-Between World of Vikram Lall opens memorably with the fiftyish narrator claiming from his home in Toronto, “I have [...]
The Namesake explores the challenges faced by a newly married Bengali couple who emigrate into a foreign culture when they move from India to the United States. The story opens with Ashima going into labour in the kitchen of her new home. When her husband, Ashok, rushes her to the hospital, Ashima must face her [...]
Book Club Buddy: What do you think readers will find most notable about The Find? Kathy Page: Something very distinctive is that it’s a page-turner and a serious book at the same time – as one reader said, “part mystery, part thriller and part love story.” It’s also a novel of ideas. BCB: Did researching [...]
It begins with a strange tightness in her chest, followed by a vision. A boy she doesn’t recognize. A man falling through ice. Images of someone who has already passed. And finally the serene face of Honora, her deceased sister. From the earliest moments of her childhood, Mabel Rowbotham knows that she is different. She [...]
About Your Book: What do you think readers will find most notable about Madame Zee? The humanizing of Madame Zee, who is elsewhere historicized as a cruel woman, may raise a few eyebrows, as it was important to me to round her out. I wanted to make her more sympathetic, primarily because she is so [...]
Sitting Practice by Caroline Adderson Trumpeter, 2008. 336 pp. It only takes a moment for your life to be changed forever—as the characters of this darkly comic novel discover early on. The fateful moment for the newlyweds Ross and Iliana comes with the freak automobile accident that leaves Iliana paralyzed, Ross grief-stricken, and both of [...]
72 Virgins A promise is easily broken And yet men die for the promise Of 72 virgins in the afterlife. But they are really dying for The quiet in their heads. We are divided by our God. Ruined by belief Each of us a product of The swollen, bitter earth. It slips through our fingers [...]
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