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Etta and Otto and Russell and James

by Emma Hooper ...

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 ... Read more

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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
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Our Homesick Songs

by Emma Hooper ...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEFrom Emma Hooper, acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James, a People magazine “Pick of the Week,” comes a “haunting fable about the transformative power of hope” (Booklist, starred review)** in a charming and mystical story of a family on the edge of extinction.Newfoundland, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters and the cod ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEFrom Emma Hooper, acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James, a People magazine “Pick of the Week,” comes a “haunting fable about the transformative power of hope” (Booklist, starred review)** in a charming and mystical story of a family on the edge of extinction.Newfoundland, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters and the cod
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We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky

by Emma Hooper ...

***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION*An epic, boundary-pushing tale of five young women rebelling against an era that relies on their submission, from the acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James.**During the golden age of the Roman Empire, five girls enjoy a modest childhood in their small Portuguese village. They race each other through lemon orchards and ... Read more

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***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION*An epic, boundary-pushing tale of five young women rebelling against an era that relies on their submission, from the acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James.**During the golden age of the Roman Empire, five girls enjoy a modest childhood in their small Portuguese village. They race each other through lemon orchards and
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Our Homesick Songs

by Emma Hooper ...

Narrated by Nicole Power ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

**LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEFrom Emma Hooper, acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James, a People magazine “Pick of the Week,” comes a “haunting fable about the transformative power of hope” (Booklist, starred review)** in a charming and mystical story of a family on the edge of extinction.Newfoundland, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters and the cod ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEFrom Emma Hooper, acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James, a People magazine “Pick of the Week,” comes a “haunting fable about the transformative power of hope” (Booklist, starred review)** in a charming and mystical story of a family on the edge of extinction.Newfoundland, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters and the cod
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Etta and Otto and Russell and James

by Emma Hooper ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

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8 hours 2 min

**LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2025“Etta and Otto and Russell and James is incredibly moving, beautifully written and luminous with wisdom. It is a book that restores one's faith in life even as it deepens its mystery. Wonderful!” —Chris Cleave, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Little Bee**“I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back.”Etta's ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2025“Etta and Otto and Russell and James is incredibly moving, beautifully written and luminous with wisdom. It is a book that restores one's faith in life even as it deepens its mystery. Wonderful!” —Chris Cleave, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Little Bee**“I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back.”Etta's
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We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky

by Emma Hooper ...

Narrated by Amanda Cordner, Rong Fu, Maggie Huculak, Hailey Gillis, Alison Deon ...

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12 hours 15 min

***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION*An epic, boundary-pushing tale of five young women rebelling against an era that relies on their submission, from the acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James.**During the golden age of the Roman Empire, five girls enjoy a modest childhood in their small Portuguese village. They race each other through lemon orchards and ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION*An epic, boundary-pushing tale of five young women rebelling against an era that relies on their submission, from the acclaimed author of Etta and Otto and Russell and James.**During the golden age of the Roman Empire, five girls enjoy a modest childhood in their small Portuguese village. They race each other through lemon orchards and
... Read more

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Love & Lies in Snow Valley

KMDA Signature Novelette

by Desmond Hooper, Kendall Shelton ...

Narrated by Emma Williams ...

Unabridged

58 min

Two pasts. One town. Zero room for the truth.Madalyn has spent years building walls—around her heart, business, and carefully controlled life in the snow-covered town of Snow Valley. But when Jamie appears, so does the heat she buried deep in the ice.Their union sparks more than feelings—it ignites secrets, and betrayal, and threatens to unravel everything.As hidden agendas come to light and new ... Read more

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Two pasts. One town. Zero room for the truth.Madalyn has spent years building walls—around her heart, business, and carefully controlled life in the snow-covered town of Snow Valley. But when Jamie appears, so does the heat she buried deep in the ice.Their union sparks more than feelings—it ignites secrets, and betrayal, and threatens to unravel everything.As hidden agendas come to light and new
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Jennie's Boy

A Newfoundland Childhood

by Wayne Johnston ...

Narrated by Wayne Johnston ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CBCWINNER OF THE 2023 LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOURSHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2025Consummate storyteller and bestselling novelist Wayne Johnston reaches back into his past to bring us a sad, tender and at times extremely funny memoir of his Newfoundland boyhood.**For six months between 1966 and 1967, Wayne Johnston and his family lived in a ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CBCWINNER OF THE 2023 LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOURSHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2025Consummate storyteller and bestselling novelist Wayne Johnston reaches back into his past to bring us a sad, tender and at times extremely funny memoir of his Newfoundland boyhood.**For six months between 1966 and 1967, Wayne Johnston and his family lived in a
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Dandelion

by Jamie Chai Yun Liew ...

Narrated by Jennifer Hui ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian families; Lily’s previously stateless father wanted to blend ... Read more

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When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian families; Lily’s previously stateless father wanted to blend
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A Two-Spirit Journey

The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

by Ma-Nee Chacaby ...

Narrated by Marsha Knight ...

Series Audiobook 18 - Critical Studies in Native History
Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby’s extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby’s story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism.As a child, Chacaby learned spiritual and cultural ... Read more

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A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby’s extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby’s story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism.As a child, Chacaby learned spiritual and cultural
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Amy & Lan

A Novel

by Sadie Jones ...

Narrated by Jaye Jacobs, Joe Jameson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

The author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel The Uninvited Guests returns with a captivating coming of age story told by Amy and Lan, two children whose journey from innocence to moving experience is shaped by their families' attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm, deep in the English countryside.“The very first thing I remember is standing on the water-butt in the garden, with my Mum ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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The author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel The Uninvited Guests returns with a captivating coming of age story told by Amy and Lan, two children whose journey from innocence to moving experience is shaped by their families' attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm, deep in the English countryside.“The very first thing I remember is standing on the water-butt in the garden, with my Mum
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The Mountain Story

by Lori Lansens ...

Narrated by Corey Brill ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

“Lori Lansens has created a heart-pounder of a book that is every bit as much of an emotional roller-coaster as an adventurous one” (New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult).In New York Times bestselling author Lori Lansens’ “moving portrait of the human spirit—as fierce, lovely, and indomitable as nature itself” (People, “Book of the Week”), Nola has decided to hike up a mountain to ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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“Lori Lansens has created a heart-pounder of a book that is every bit as much of an emotional roller-coaster as an adventurous one” (New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult).In New York Times bestselling author Lori Lansens’ “moving portrait of the human spirit—as fierce, lovely, and indomitable as nature itself” (People, “Book of the Week”), Nola has decided to hike up a mountain to
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