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  • The Page Turner

    A Novel

    by David Leavitt ...
    An ambitious young musician captures the attention of a world-class virtuoso in this novel of love and disillusionment that "shimmers with magical talent" (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).At eighteen, Paul Porterfield's dream is to play the piano at the world's great concert halls, so it is with great pride that he takes a position turning pages for his idol, Richard Kennington, a former ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Girls in Trouble

    A Novel

    by Caroline Leavitt ...
    "Heartfelt, filled with humanity," this novel about an open adoption gone wrong reveals "the different forms of family bonds . . . [A] joy to read." —Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Amy and Isabelle and Olive KitteridgeSara is sixteen and pregnant. Her once-devoted boyfriend seems to have disappeared, so she decides her best and only option is an open adoption with George and ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Tangles

    A Story about Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me

    by Sarah Leavitt ...
    What do you do when your outspoken, passionate, and quick-witted mother starts fading into a forgetful, fearful woman? In this powerful graphic memoir, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer's disease transformed her mother Midge—and her family—forever.In spare black and white drawings and clear, candid prose, Sarah shares her family's journey through a harrowing range of emotions—shock, denial, hope ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Keturah and Lord Death

    by Martine Leavitt ...
    National Book Award FinalistA young woman makes a bargain with Death himself—and only true love can set her free—in this spellbinding young adult fantasy romance for fans of Robin McKinley.For most of her sixteen years, beautiful Keturah Reeves has mesmerized the villagers with her gift for storytelling. But when she becomes hopelessly lost in the king’s forest, her strength all but diminished, ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cheap Postage

    by Leavitt ...
    Cheap Postage is a fascinating exploration of the history, development, and impact of the postal system, written by Joshua Leavitt and first published in the mid-19th century. The book delves into the origins of postal services, tracing their evolution from ancient times through to the modern era, with a particular focus on the reforms and innovations that made postage more affordable and ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Family Dancing

    Stories

    by David Leavitt ...
    Thirty years ago, David Leavitt first appeared on the literary scene with a gutsy story collection that stunned readers and reviewers. Just twenty-three, he was hailed as a prodigy of sorts: “remarkably gifted” (The Washington Post), with “a genius for empathy” (The New York Times Book Review) and “a knowledge of others' lives . . . that a writer twice his age might envy” (USA Today). “Regardless ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • While England Sleeps

    A Novel

    by David Leavitt ...
    Set against the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe, While England Sleeps tells the story of a love affair between Brian Botsford, an upper-class young English writer, and Edward Phelan, an idealistic employee of the London Underground and member of the Communist Party. Though far better educated than Edward, Brian is also far more callow, convinced that his homosexuality is something he will outgrow. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Agnes, Murderess

    by Sarah Leavitt ...
    Agnes, Murderess is a graphic novel inspired by the bloody legend of Agnes McVee, a roadhouse owner, madam and serial killer in the Cariboo region of British Columbia in the late nineteenth century. Fascinated by this legend—which originated in a 1970s guide to buried treasure in BC, and has never been verified—Sarah Leavitt has imagined an entirely new story for the mysterious Agnes: her ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Whenever You Are

    by Martine Leavitt ...
    What if changing the biggest mistake of your life would be the biggest mistake of your life?Two teens in juvenile detention may have found a way to free themselves — not just from their cells, but from the mistakes that got them locked up in the first place.Clem is a would-be poet who has been in “training school” ever since he caused the accident that maimed the nice lady who says she only wants ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Princess for Hire

    by Lindsey Leavitt ...
    Series series Princess for Hire Book, A
    When Desi Bascomb gets discovered by the elite Façade Agency--royalty surrogates extraordinaire--her life goes from glamour-starved to spectacular in a blink. As her new agent Meredith explains, Desi has a rare magical ability: when she applies the ancient formula Royal Rouge, she can temporarily transform into the exact lookalike of any princess who needs her subbing services. ... Read more

    $9.53 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Arkansas

    Three Novellas

    by David Leavitt ...
    Three "sly, self-knowing, and hilarious" novellas from the highly acclaimed author of The Lost Language of Cranes ( The New York Times).Here are three novellas of escape and exile, touching and funny and at times calculatedly outrageous. In "Saturn Street," a disaffected LA screenwriter delivers lunches to homebound AIDS patients, only to find himself falling in love with one of them. In "The ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Place I've Never Been

    Stories

    by David Leavitt ...
    David Leavitt's second collection of stories further confirms a talent deep and wonderfully creative in its empathy. A Place I've Never Been explores family relationships, friendships, and romantic relationships, among characters whose sexuality is fluid or uncertain -- a barrier or under threat. A real estate agent happily married to a woman finds himself in love with another man in "Houses." A ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD