*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Boat People Author: Sharon Bala Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication Date: January 2, 2018 ISBN: 9780771024290 Synopsis from Goodreads: When the rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees from Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war reaches Canadian shores, the youngContinue reading “The Boat People by Sharon Bala”
Tag Archives: Canada Reads
Review: Nostalgia by M. G. Vassanji
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Nostalgia Author: M.G. Vassanji Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication Date: September 20, 2016 ISBN: 9780385667166 Synopsis from Goodreads: In the indeterminate future in an unnamed western city, physical impediments to immortality have been overcome. As society approaches the prospect of eternal life,Continue reading “Review: Nostalgia by M. G. Vassanji”
Review: Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Title: Birdie Author: Tracey Lindberg Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: May 26, 2015 ISBN: 9781554682942 Synopsis from Goodreads: Birdie is a darkly comic and moving first novel about the universal experience of recovering from wounds of the past, informed by the lore and knowledge of Cree traditions. Bernice Meetoos, a Cree woman, leaves her home in NorthernContinue reading “Review: Birdie by Tracey Lindberg”
Worn Pages and Ink 