When trying for a daughter leaves Rosie with five beautiful boys, she’s unaware of what life will throw at her. Her youngest boy Claude – the one she was so sure was going to be a baby girl but ended up being a boy- is quick little learner. Claude learns to crawl, walk, and talkContinue reading “This Is How It Always Is”
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The Ventriloquists
E.R. Ramzipoor presents the tale of The Ventriloquists by switching back and forth between past and present timelines. Inspired by true events, The Ventriloquists follows a group of resisters in Belgium during the Nazi reign, who have agreed to take part in a risky operation in an attempt to speak out against the oppressive regime.Continue reading “The Ventriloquists”
The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi’s The Henna Artist takes place in newly independent India, following the life of Lakshmi, who at the age of seventeen-years-old, managed to escape from her abusive marriage. Travelling all the way from her husband’s village to the Pink City, Jaipur, Lakshmi becomes a henna artist for some of the elite. An ambitious andContinue reading “The Henna Artist”
All We Left Behind
All We Left Behind is a historical romance about the life of a Canadian boy who falls in love with his childhood friend who is a Japanese Canadian. This historical romance novel is set during the time of World War II and on Mayne Island, right here in British Columbia, Canada. World War II’s impactContinue reading “All We Left Behind”
The Golden Son
The Golden Son is based on the lives of two individuals, Leela and Anil, two childhood friends hailing from a small village in the state of Gurjat, India. Belonging to the most respected and wealthy family in the village, Anil has the opportunity to break away from his family’s multigenerational farming and choose his ownContinue reading “The Golden Son”