The Magician's Elephant is beautiful and magical. Come From Away, set in Nova Scotia during the Second World War, offers unique perspectives, while Our Missing Hearts was fantastic and a bit frightening.
A crime thriller set in New Zealand, a missing child and family dynamics, a forgotten bookshop and a sleeping car porter. What books did you read this Janauary?
Love Will Out - A Newfoundland Story is set in St. John's harbour in the 1920s and '30s and is based on the true story of the authors' parents.
The Orchardist, Amanda Coplin's debut novel, has been called a must-read book. I really liked it and I would recommend it to people who are able to look past the heavy stuff.
In this author interview, Wendy Poole talks how her mom's stories about the war years inspired her new book, Remembering: A Time of Great Purpose.
Remembering, by Markham resident Wendy Poole, shows the Canadian perspective of the Second World War. There is the right amount of historical information and story, which made for an interesting read.
Pippo & Clara was my favourite of books read this month that also includes Gender Swapped Fairy Tales and a graphic novel about Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War.
Small Things LIke These is a powerful, non-fiction story based on the true events of the Magdalen laundries in Ireland.
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