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Review: Fits Like a Rubber Dress by Roxane Ward

Fits Like a Rubber Dress by Roxane Ward ~ 1999. This edition: Simon & Pierre, 1999. Softcover. ISBN: 0-88924-4. 303 pages. My rating: 6.5/10. ***** Great title and teasingly provocative cover. Did… more →

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Vacation Reading — 2 comments

Claire (The Captive Reader) wrote 1 month ago: Holiday by Harry Morley I’m one week into my holiday and I’ve managed to read three books already th … more →

Tags: Fiction, Children/Young Adult, Maeve Binchy, Cathy Kelly, abby mcdonald

Review: Fits Like a Rubber Dress by Roxane Ward — 1 comment

leavesandpages wrote 1 month ago: Fits Like a Rubber Dress by Roxane Ward ~ 1999. This edition: Simon & Pierre, 1999. Softcover. I … more →

Tags: 1990s, canadian, Contemporary Fiction, Read in 2013, Bookcrossing, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: Sisters Torn by Cynthia J. Faryon

leavesandpages wrote 2 months ago: Sisters Torn by Cynthia J. Faryon ~ 2001. This edition: Caitlin Press, 2001. Softcover. ISBN: 0-9205 … more →

Tags: 2000s, Biography, Bookcrossing, canadian, memoir, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: A Lamp is Heavy by Sheila MacKay Russell — 13 comments

leavesandpages wrote 2 months ago: A Lamp is Heavy by Sheila MacKay Russell ~ 1950. This edition: J.B. Lippincott, 1950. Hardcover. 256 … more →

Tags: 1950s, vintage, memoir, canadian, Read in 2013

Review: One Native Life by Richard Wagamese — 1 comment

leavesandpages wrote 2 months ago: One Native Life by Richard Wagamese ~ 2008. This edition: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008. Hardcover. I … more →

Tags: Biography, 2000s, memoir, canadian, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: The Alpine Path by L.M. Montgomery — 6 comments

leavesandpages wrote 2 months ago: The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career by L.M. Montgomery ~ 1917. This edition: Fitzhenry & Whi … more →

Tags: Biography, 1910s, vintage, memoir, canadian, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: The Roving I by Eric Nicol — 2 comments

leavesandpages wrote 2 months ago: The Roving I by Eric Nicol ~ 1950. This edition: Ryerson Press, 1951. Hardcover. 134 pages. My ratin … more →

Tags: 1950s, Travel, vintage, British Columbia, humour, canadian, permanent collection, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: Safe Haven by Larry Gaudet

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: Safe Haven: The Possibility of Sanctuary in an Unsafe World by Larry Gaudet ~ 2007. This edition: Ra … more →

Tags: Biography, 2000s, Travel, memoir, canadian, From the Library, Read in 2013, Social commentary, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: February by Lisa Moore — 5 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: February by Lisa Moore ~ 2010. This edition: Vintage, 2011. Softcover. ISBN: 978-0-099-54628-3. 310 … more →

Tags: 2010s, canadian, Contemporary Fiction, permanent collection, Canada Reads 2013, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: Away by Jane Urquhart — 4 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: Away by Jane Urquhart ~ 1993. This edition: McLelland & Stewart, 1997. Softcover. ISBN: 0-7710-8 … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction, magical realism, canadian, permanent collection, Canada Reads 2013, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: The Age of Hope by David Bergen — 2 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: The Age of Hope by David Bergen ~ 2012. This edition: Harper Collins, 2012. Softcover. ISBN: 978-1-4 … more →

Tags: 2010s, canadian, Contemporary Fiction, permanent collection, Canada Reads 2013, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: Lake of the Prairies by Warren Cariou — 4 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: Lake of the Prairies: A Story of Belonging by Warren Cariou ~ 2002. This edition: Doubleday Canada, … more →

Tags: Biography, 2000s, memoir, canadian, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi — 3 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi ~ 2012. This edition: Viking, 2012. Hardcover. ISBN: 978-0-670-06648-3. 284 pa … more →

Tags: Biography, 2010s, memoir, canadian, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese — 6 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese ~ 2012. This edition: Douglas & McIntyre, 2012. Softcover. ISBN … more →

Tags: 2010s, canadian, Contemporary Fiction, permanent collection, Canada Reads 2013, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: A Reading Diary by Alberto Manguel — 8 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: A Reading Diary: A Year of Favourite Books by Alberto Manguel ~ 2004. This edition: Knopf, 2004. Har … more →

Tags: 2000s, essays, books about books, memoir, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: L.M. Montgomery by Jane Urquhart — 3 comments

leavesandpages wrote 3 months ago: L.M. Montgomery by Jane Urquhart ~ 2009. This edition: Penguin Canada, 2009. Hardcover. ISBN: 978-0- … more →

Tags: Biography, 2000s, books about books, canadian, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Review: The Strangers Next Door by Edith Iglauer — 1 comment

leavesandpages wrote 4 months ago: The Strangers Next Door by Edith Iglauer ~ 1991. This edition: Harbour Publishing, 1991. Hardcover. … more →

Tags: 1990s, essays, History, memoir, From the Library, Read in 2013, Canadian Book Challenge 6

Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe - Stuart McLean — 16 comments

Claire (The Captive Reader) wrote 4 months ago: There is an art to telling a simple story.  Some people cannot do it.  They need to tell you all abo … more →

Tags: Fiction, Stuart McLean, Short Stories, humour

Review: Looking for Anne by Irene Gammel — 4 comments

leavesandpages wrote 4 months ago: Looking for Anne: How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic by Irene Gammel ~ 2008. Thi … more →

Tags: Biography, 2000s, books about books, canadian, Read in 2012, Canadian Book Challenge 6


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