FORRESTER, HELEN [JUNE JUNE HUBAND BHATIA]

The Lemon Tree

London, Collins. 1990, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0002235285) Hardcover. Book, A compelling novel of Liverpool and Canada, For Helena Al-Khoury, life as an immigrant has been full of loneliness and despair. On the long road that has taken her from her family home in the Lebanon to the bustling port of Liverpool, the slums of Chicago, and finally to the Canadian wilderness, the struggle to overcome heartbreak, loss and cruel hardship has taken a heavy toll. Now, at last, with the constant support of Joe, her devoted lover, she has developed into a strong, independent woman. When unexpected circumstances take her back across the Atlantic to Liverpool, Helena is offered the chance to take over the family business, and to become a success in her own right. Yet with her love far away on another continent, she feels torn apart. Soon the tragedies of the past and the challenges of the future threaten to overwhelm her. Very Good +/Fine.

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Book number: 37828

Catalogue: Canada - Fiction

Keywords: 0002235285 Fiction Immigrants Usa Canada Liverpool

KNEZIC, NEBOJSA

People Who Die Twice a Day

Toronto, N.D.J.Books. 2001, 1st Can Ed. (ISBN: 0968998607) Trade Paperback. Book, Tales of an immigrant in Toronto . The author is an immigrant from Bosnia who endured the siege of Sarajevo [Was a book seller in Toronto.283p. [ 2 copies found in Toronto]. New.

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Book number: 043792

Catalogue: Immigrants in Canada - Fiction

Keywords: 0968998607 Fiction Toronto Immigrants Refugees Yugoslavia Bosnian Canadian Writers Xbos 002

TOEWS, MIRIAM

A Boy of Good Breeding

BTC Audiobooks. 2006, First Thus. (ISBN: 086492464X) CD Box. Audio Book, A delightfully funny and charming second novel about Canada's smallest town. Life in Winnipeg didn't go as planned for Knute and her daughter. But living back in Algren with her parents and working for the longtime mayor, Hosea Funk, has its own challenges: Knute finds herself mixed up with Hosea's attempts to achieve his dream of meeting the Prime Minister - even if that means keeping the town's population at an even 1500. Bringing to life small-town Canada and all its larger-than-life characters .. a big-hearted, hilarious novel about finding out where you belong. Abridgment as originally broadcast on CBC Radio 1996. Narrated by Ruth McIntosh. Playing time 4 hours on 3 compact discs. As New.

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Book number: 37909

Catalogue: Canada - Fiction

Keywords: 086492464x Fiction Canadian Audio Book Z$As