Richard B. Wright - Clara Callan 
Written in diary and letter form this is the romantic and sometimes tragic
story of two Canadian sisters, Clara, an ordinary school teacher, and Nora, an aspiring
actress. Numerous references to period music, political
events, and the looming war quite successfully place the reader at both the centre and the
periphery of life in the 1930s. Giller Prize 2001. Governor General's Award
2001.
Red Rabbit by
Tom Clancy
Controversial reality novel about Mehmet Ali Agca's
failed attempt on the life of Pope John II in 1981. Maybe not the best Clancy's book ever,
but here we meet a young Jack Ryan who, before a submarine named "Red October"
made its perilous way across the Atlantic, is an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine
temporarily living in England while researching a book. 896
pages.
Livres en français >>>>
Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos - Fire Ice 
Ataman
Industries, a huge mega corporation involved in oceanic mining, is a leader harvester of a
new energy source: "fire ice", scientifically known as methane hydrate. Kurt
Austin, protagonist-hero of Serpent (1999) and Blue Gold (2000), returns in Fire Ice
to take on Ataman's boss Razov, who has proclaimed himself the czar of Russia. Cussler in top form!
Up Country by Nelson DeMille
Travelogue and military thriller in one. Paul Brenner, the protagonist
(already seen in The General's
Daughter), makes his way through Viet Nam re-visiting his past battle scenes.
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Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance 
Planet
India told by Toronto-based R. Mistry. Sorrow and despair but also hilarious scenes. An
experience you'll likely never forget. Highly
recommended.
Family
Matters by Rohinton Mistry
A masterpiece on the human condition.
"In India, corruption is in the air we breathe..."
Henry Miller - Tropic of Cancer
Miller's unforgettable novel of
self-confession. "A dirty book
worth reading." (Ezra Pound)
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Ian McEwan - Atonement
A haunting novel about the horrors of WWII, a social
comedy (or tragedy?), and the tale of a cross-class sexual passion. Atonement
is McEwan's most ambitious work.
Livres en français >>>>
A Clockwork
Orange by Anthony Burgess 
When A Clockwork
Orange was published in 1962, it was considered sheer Science Fiction. But Anthony Burgess intended this novel, properly novella, to
be a study on free will and psychological behaviourism. Burgess's
nightmare vision of youth culture, which made him famous as a satirical novelist, offers a
gripping insight into the life of a disturbed young man. The imagery is superb, and the
details with which the violence is described are never gratuitous. The reader is left
breathless, outraged, excited, concerned.
Louis De Bernières - Captain Corelli's
Mandolin
A literary work of genius. Happiness,
sadness, anger, frustration, hate, love - it's all here. Forget the film! Read this story inhabited
by real people whose lives are invaded as well as their beautiful Kefalonia. Captain
Corelli's Mandolin is a love story - the Captain's insecure love for the doctor's
daughter and the hopeless love of Carlos for the Captain.
Reflecting many different viewpoints, De Bernieres'
vocalizations of Greek and Italian characters (including an entertainingly demented
Mussolini) are filled with the common humanity that unites us listeners in full
celebration of the book's great theme: the enduring mysteries of love.
Intricate
preparations: Writing Leonard Cohen by Stephen Scobie
A collection of essays about Leonard Cohen's influence as a
singer, a poet and a novelist.
David Sheppard - Leonard
Cohen
Dance Me to
the End of Love by Leonard Cohen, Henri Matisse
Leonard Cohen - God Is Alive -
Magic Is Afoot 
Leonard Cohen - The Favorite Game
(novel)
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