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(0)John Bemrose
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English
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The River Twice, by the Giller-nominated author of the bestselling The Island Walkers, is a gripping new World War I novel set in the Southern Ontario factory town familiar to his many readers, where residents are reeling as the wounded return and the list of local young men who have been killed continues to grow. Wounded in body and spirit, Ted Whitfield returns home from the trenches to his wife, Miriam, who finds him deeply altered and virtually...
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McClelland & Stewart
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English
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In the heart of cottage country in Ontario, bordering on a native reservation, Ann and Richard are confronted with the abrupt reappearance after ten years of a local man, Billy. His presence once again in their lives brings back powerful memories and rekindles old conflicts, love, and a betrayal, as each of their past and present stories gradually unfolds during one 1980s summer. Containing all of the elements for which The Island Walkers was...
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CNIB
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English
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Alf Walker works at the textile mill on the Island on the Attawan River. When the mill workers attempt to unionize in the aftermath of a corporate take-over, Alf's actions inadvertently set in motion a series of events that will reverberate far into the future and burden him with an unspoken shame. Some strong language. Descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2003.