Canadian Fiction from KALAMOS BOOKS
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Canadian Christmas Stories in Prose and Verse
by Bailey, Don (editor); Unruh, Daile (editor)
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Can Edition
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- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781550820010
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Kingston, ON: Quarry Press, 1994 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Can Edition. "Celebration of the power of the Canadian spirit to thaw the Canadian winter ice,to transform the harsh northern winter into a festive season" through a collection of Christmas stories by authors such as Margaret Atwood, Jane Rule, Roy Bonisteel, Margaret Laurence, David Helwig and Marian Engel. 216p..… Read more about this item Item Price
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Medusa and Her Sisters
by Braux, Clare
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- New
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780920259498
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London, ON: Moonstone Press, 1994 Book. New. Soft cover. .[It explores] modern day traumas against a background of the archetypical, Through the familiar stuff of the great Greek dramas an exploration of the power and exhilaration which goddess symbolism holds for many contemporary women.. Item Price
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Mountain Shadows
by Eggleston, Magdelana
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine - Slight Chips
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- First Edition.
- Published
- 1955
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- Hardcover
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Toronto: William Heinemann / British Book Service (Canada), 1955 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. "...the story has as a background the hills and the Rocky Mountains of Alberta; in the foreground are the mining centre of Coaltown and, living in it, a young girl of nearly seventeen - not a fairytale heroine, but a delightful person, natural, impressionable and intensely… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pandora
by Fraser, Sylvia
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition.
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780771031779
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972 Book. Illus. by Drawings by Harold Town. As New. Hardcover. 1st Canadian Edition.. " Sylvia Fraser catches exactly the exuberance and the pain of childhood, the ways in which the sinister secrets of the surrounding adult world are felt and sensed fully, without being fully comprehended. This is a novel about childhood, which is about… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Whole Megillah
by Engel, Howard
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- As New
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- Near Fine - Slight Chip
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- 1st Canadian Edition.
- Published
- 1991
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- Paperback
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Toronto: Book City / Bookmasters, 1991 Book. Illus. by Sheila McGraw. As New. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition.. Benny Cooperman was expecting his time in Toronto to be spent watering plants, feeding gerbils and sampling the local sandwich shops, but a house-sitting gig for his brother soon leads to another case for the endearing private detective. A dealer in rare… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Revenge of Annie Charlie
by Fry, Alan
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine - Slight Chip
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition.
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385062572
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Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1973 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Canadian Edition.. The story... concerns Annie Charlie, daughter of Big Meadow Charlie, and her love for Gyp Sandhouse - white- who shies from responsibility, and the unlikely killing of cold Moses Crease who hasn't a soft bone in his body at the hands of Annie's brother, Little Boy, ""who wouldn't stand… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wild Cotton
by Pereira, Helen
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- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st.Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781895387315
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St John's NF: Killick Press, 1994 Book. Very Good +. French Wraps. 1st.Canadian Edition. In Wild Cotton, Helen Pereira departs from the connected short story form of her previous books, Magpie in the Tower and The Home We Leave Behind. In Wild Cotton each story is independent, with its own locale and cast of characters.148p. Crisp copy, looks unread -… Read more about this item Item Price
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Black Robe
by Moore, Brian
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780525243113
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New York: E.P.Dutton, 1985 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. The story of Father Laforgue, a Jesuit who comes to Canada to save the souls of its natives, mirrors the clash between two disparate cultures--that of the European Jesuits and that of the Indians. 246p.C risp copy, look unread. Item Price
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La Faille En Toute Chose = How the Light Gets In
by Penny, Louise
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- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2014
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9782890778351
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Montreal: Editions Flammarion Quebec, 2014 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. Translation into French by Claire & Louise Chabalier. Three Pines, dans les Cantons-de-l'Est, est un petit coin de paradis. Un matin, durant le week-end de l'Action de grâce, Jane Neal est trouvée morte dans les bois, le cour transpercé. Le réveil est brutal pour cette communauté tranquille, car… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bones to Pick
by North, Suzanne
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- As New
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition.
- Published
- 2002
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780771068003
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2002 Book. As New. Trade Paperback. 1st Canadian Edition.. Phoebe Fairfax films the launch of a TV special on Dr. Graham Maxwell, a paleoanthropologist who announces that he has fossil evidence of a new hominid species who appreciated and played music. When Phoebe returns to the studio the next morning to collect her equipment, she finds… Read more about this item Item Price
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En Plein Coeur = Still Life
by Penny, Louise
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- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2010
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- Paperback
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- 9782890775268
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Editions Flammarion Quebec, 2010 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. Translation into French by Michel Saint-Laurent. Three Pines, dans les Cantons-de-l'Est, est un petit coin de paradis. Un matin, durant le week-end de l'Action de grâce, Jane Neal est trouvée morte dans les bois, le cour transpercé. Le réveil est brutal pour cette communauté tranquille, car ce qui pourrait n'être… Read more about this item Item Price
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Still
by nichol, B.p
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- As New
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1983
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780889781467
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Vancouver BC: Pulp Press, 1983 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition. "In this unusual and haunting novel, one of Canada's most distinguished avant-garde poets turns his hand to fiction, producing a work of profound emotional depth, subtlety, and intensity. Passages of terse but telling dialogue alternate with an evocative, precisely detailed portrait of a home and landscape to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lives of Mothers and Daughters: Growing up with Alice Munro
by Munro, Sheila
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780771066696
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2001 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Canadian Edition. So much of what I think I know-and I think I know more about my mother's life than almost any daughter could know-is refracted through the prism of her writing. Such is the power of her fiction that sometimes it even feels as though I'm living inside an… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sous la Glace = Dead Cold
by Penny, Louise
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- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2011
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- Paperback
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- 9782890775275
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Editions Flammarion Quebec, 2011 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. Translation into French by Michel Saint-Laurent L'hiver a enveloppé de neige le village endormi de Three Pines. Le temps des fêtes appelle à la paix et aux bons sentiments, jusqu'à ce qu'un cri déchire l'air glacé. Un meurtre a été commis : une spectatrice de la traditionnelle partie de… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
by Leacock, Stephen
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1989
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780771099847
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989 Book. Fine. Pbk. Reprint.. Set in fictional Mariposa, an Ontario town on the shore of Lake Wissanotti, these sketches present a remarkable range of characters. Painted with the skilful brushstrokes of a great comic artist, the delightful inhabitants of Mariposa represent the people of small towns everywhere.[His home was in Orillia on Lake Simcoe]. Afterwords… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Beau Mystere = The Beautiful Mystery
by Penny, Louise
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- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2018
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9782890778344
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Editions Flammarion Quebec, 2018 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. Translation into French by Claire & Louise Chabalier. Caché au creux d'une forêt sauvage du Québec, le monastère Saint-Gilbert-entre-les-Loups n'admet aucun étranger. Vingt-quatre moines y vivent cloîtrés. Ils cultivent des légumes, élèvent des poules, fabriquent du chocolat et prient. Ironiquement, la communauté qui a fait vu de silence est devenue… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Solitudes
by Maclennan, Hugh
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Published
- 1945
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- Hardcover
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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1945 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. The story revolves around the life and times of the fictional character Paul Tallard and this character's struggles in reconciling the differences between his English and French Canadian identities, and the term "Two Solitudes" became a popular term with which to refer to the perceived lack… Read more about this item Item Price
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Révélation brutale =The brutal telling
by Penny, Louise
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- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2012
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- Paperback
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- 9782890773936
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Editions Flammarion Quebec, 2012 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. Translation into French by Claire & Louise Chabalier. L'été s'achève et la nature réserve aux habitants de Three Pines un dernier éclat. terrifiant. Un mort est découvert dans l'endroit le plus vivant du village : le bistro d'Olivier. De prime abord, personne n'admet connaître le vieil ermite assassiné. Armand… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Mois le Plus Cruel = Cruelest Month
by Penny, Louise
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- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 2011
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9782890773912
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Editions Flammarion Quebec, 2011 Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. Translation into French by Michel Saint-Laurent & Louise Chabalier.. Durant le week-end de Pâques, le village de Three Pines s'anime le temps d'une grande chasse aux oufs. Lorsqu'une étrangère ayant le don de communiquer avec les esprits s'installe au gîte d'Olivier, sa présence éveille la curiosité. Une soirée de spiritisme… Read more about this item Item Price
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Runaway
by Munro, Alice
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- As New
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- As New
- Edition
- 1st Can Ed.
- Published
- 2004
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780771065064
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2004 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Can Ed.. Alice Munro published this collection of 8 inimitable short stories , which won both the Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. This copy in crisp as new condition - looks unread. Item Price
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