In 1942, crossing the Atlantic Ocean was a dangerous enough trip. There was a war on, and German submarines were a legitimate threat, known to patrol provincial and Canadian waters. Add in a bitter February winter storm, with the usual strong winds, and this was a perfect recipe for disaster.Continue Reading
If there is a sports fan in your life, who loves hockey and especially the Montreal Canadiens, here is a book that they will truly enjoy. Mathias Brunet authored a book, recounting the anecdotes from former Canadiens Equipment Manager Pierre Gervais, Au Coeur du Vestiaire, which translates from French asContinue Reading
Award winning author Helen C. Escott is at it again with her Masonic mystery series. This time it’s the Freemasons’ Most Worshipful Grand Master who has met with foul play, and Constabulary Insp. Nicholas Myra and Cst. Donna Whiffen are on the hunt for a murderer. Much like Dan Brown’sContinue Reading
Emma Da Silva’s 2020 self-published novel, The Path that Led Me to You, is a romantic thriller that centres around a couple of young adults, Andrea Reid and James Kelly. Andrea grew up with a controlling mother, and although she was a good girl and eager to please, by theContinue Reading
Whit Fraser’s latest book is a work of historical fiction that begins by dropping two RCMP constables into a desolate, isolated Arctic outpost. These are battle hardened Mounties, war veterans, but even with Inuit guides to assist them, they are outmatched by the relentless climate and the wildlife, such asContinue Reading
Sweater, written and illustrated by Newfoundland author Emily Hepditch, is both fun and inspirational. The relationship between a grandparent and their grandchildren is an important one. This book is about such a relationship. It is about the importance of grandparents in your family tree. It inspires you to tell yourContinue Reading
White Picket Monsters. This true story about a young girl growing up in horror, sexual abuse and violence is not for the faint hearted reader, but it is one worth reading for those who can tolerate such terrible truths. Beverly is a survivor, with a lot of inner strength andContinue Reading
This is a rhyming picture book from Newfoundland and Labrador that encompasses Newfoundland vocabulary, bruddy, cleaves, connors, sculpin, etcetera. This tall tale takes Kimmy and Mike from Belloram to the Caribbean Shore. Kimmy and Mike are asked by their mother to take their punt and fish for “something for theContinue Reading
The Good Thief This may have been one of the most difficult novels I have had to review, in that the negative aspects far outnumbered the positive ones. We first acknowledge that the grammar and phraseology are impeccable. The story line, although at time arduous and convoluted, can still beContinue Reading
Heaven preserve us from politicians turned into political commentators and eventually turned into novelists. Of course, this is billed as a novel and not as an historical piece. Bill Rowe was, for a time, a cabinet minister at the Provincial House of Assembly, then became a leader of the oppositionContinue Reading