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Harmony
“Joanna Goodman writes with compassion about human connections… Harmony is a richly nuanced and compelling tale about secrets, redemption, and one woman’s effort to live fully as wife, mother, and herself.â€Patti Henry “Joanna Goodman is such a fine, polished writer. Harmony is an honest heart-wrenching and complex look at the tangled emotions and lives of both mothers and wivesâ€Michelle…
Read MoreShe’s Got Baggage
Joanna Goodman is the author of three critically acclaimed novels, Belle of the Bayou, You Made Me Love You and Harmony. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two young children, and is co-owner of a retail enterprise specializing in linens, home décor and fashion. Check out Joanna’s website: http://joannagoodmanauthor.com/ Manuscript Available She’s Got Baggage…
Read MoreThe Finishing School
Joanna Goodman is the author of three acclaimed novels. She lives in Toronto with her two children and her husband where they operate upscale retail linen shops Au Lit. Check out Joanna’s website: http://joannagoodmanauthor.com/ Manuscript Available The Finishing School Advance Praise for The Finishing School: “As a successful novelist, Kersti Kuusk appears to have it all, but…
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“Suspenseful….If your guilty-pleasure reads include boarding schools, secret societies, murder, and scandal, this one’s for you.†Kirkus “The Finishing School plunges the reader headfirst into a fast-paced, nail-biting mystery that also manages to explore friendship, love, adolescence, family and motherhood. By the time you reach the unexpected ending, you’ll practically be gasping for air.†Jessica Anya…
Read MoreThe Home For Unwanted Girls
“An emotionally raw page-turner than you can’t put down.” BrooklynDigest “A heart-wrenching saga of love and loss that’s not to be missed.†Toronto Star “Goodman’s latest is a study of how love persists through the most trying of circumstances. Deep and meaningful, this novel captures the reader’s attention until they’re rewarded with a happy ending. 
Read MoreBEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE
O/P BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE Three decades of cultural change with a cast that includes Glenn Gould, Marshall McLuhan, Robertson Davies, Margaret Atwood.
Read MoreACCIDENTAL CITY
Macfarlane Walter & Ross Canada /Sept95/Houghton Mifflin /US96Trillium Award Nominee 1996 ACCIDENTAL CITY The Transformation of Toronto In 30 years, Toronto has evolved from being a dull, “sanctimonious icebox” to one of the most vital and vibrant cities in North America. Robert Fulford describes the people, the ideas, and the tensions that shaped its emergence. Toronto is…
Read MoreTHE TRIUMPH OF NARRATIVE
“Fulford does what he does with flair; his arabesques are worth re-reading and remembering.”The Globe and Mail “Lively and frequently witty…greatly enjoyable”The Toronto Star “An entertaining read…Fulford spots narrative threads in odd and fascinating places.”The Independent Weekly (Toronto) “Fulford is one of the few intellectuals as comfortable with Elmore Leonard as with Saul Bellow…a book…
Read MoreThe Forgotten Daughter
Joanna Goodman is the author of five acclaimed novels. Her previous novel The Home for Unwanted Girls was on the US trade paperback bestseller list and debuted on the Canadian bestseller list at No. 1. It held a position in the top ten for seven months. HarperCollins US 2020 The Forgotten Daughter The love story between James and…
Read MoreThe Best Laid Plans
Amusing, enlightening — and Canadian, and it deftly explores the Machiavellian machinations of Ottawa’s political culture.â€Globe and Mail“This is a funny book that could only have been written by someone with firsthand knowledge of politics in Canada, including its occasionally absurd side. This is a great read for anyone thinking of running for office, and…
Read MoreThe High Road
Praise for The High Road “…a new brand of political satire — the most irreverent, sophisticated and engaging CanLit has seen since Stephen Leacock.”Winnipeg Free Press “Fallis writes in pictures and even his bit-players are well-defined characters that the mind’s eye can see clearly. [The High Road] is an easy-reading page turner…anyone with even a passing…
Read MoreUp and Down
“The Best Laid Plans is…amusing, enlightening— and Canadian, and it deftly explores the Machiavellian machinations of Ottawa’s political culture. Wicked political satire.†—The Globe and Mail “The High Road will surely make you laugh. There will be snickers, occasional snorting and hooting, and almost certainly rip-roaring belly laughs.†— The Halifax Chronicle Herald McClelland &…
Read MoreNo Relation
“Terry Fallis writes with a light touch and fine sense of the inherent humanity of humour, while still addressing one of the biggest questions we all have to face: Who are you? Who are you really?†–Will Ferguson, author of 419, Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize “Born of a cheerful mood and a clever mind, Terry…
Read MorePoles Apart
“Quite possibly the most fun you can ever have while reading about the struggle for equality. Light-hearted, wickedly funny and surprisingly touching, this novel lights up the lovability of feminism and its defenders.†Michele Landsberg “Fallis employs an easygoing yet compelling writing style … So what’s in a name? When it’s Terry Fallis, you know…
Read MoreOne Brother Shy
Terry Fallis is a best selling author who has an identical twin brother, Tim Fallis. One Brother Shy Praise for One Brother Shy: “One Brother Shy is a two-for-one flight of invention, full of hilarious one-liners. A compelling and surprising tale about the importance and inspiration of family is twinned with a rich portrait of characters in keenly…
Read MoreRites of Spring
“Eksteins is as gifted a stylist as he is a scholar. One reads it with fascination and intellectual gratitude.â€Alfred Kazin “…a witty and enterprising scholarâ€Kurt Vonnegut “…nothing less than a retrospective of our entire century. Art and politics, dance and war, have never been the same. …It is the start of a new history.â€James Carroll…
Read MoreWalking Since Daybreak
Walking Since Daybreak More Reviews: “Walking Since Daybreak is a deeply moving and intellectually challenging view of modern history and its meaning for modern man… In its fresh look at the legacy of World War 11, Eksteins’ fine book builds a frame in which the crucial questions of modern history and its meaning are, insistently, to…
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“A deeply moving and intellectually challenging view of modern history.â€Los Angeles Times “…a beautiful meditation, written with both intellectual and moral urgency.â€Publishers Weekly “…an important reassessment of WWII and it’s outcome… provocative and ambitious.â€Kirkus Reviews Winner Pearson Literary Prize Standaart Nthlds 2007Houghton Mifflin 1999Macmillan UK 2000 OPKey Porter Canada 1999Atena Latvia 2002 Walking Since Daybreak In…
Read MoreReviews for Solar Dance
Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery, and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty Knopf Canada 2012Harvard University Press 2012 Reviews for Solar Dance Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty “Solar Dance conveys the heady atmosphere that made Berlin the first European capital to embrace the…
Read MoreEVERY CANADIAN’S GUIDE TO THE LAW
“…a most significant accomplishment…[The] book does indeed represent a very successful effort to ‘demystify the law for the average person’…an excellent handbook for Canadians and…a very important reference for high school law classes.” The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry Chief Justice of Ontario and former Attorney-General “…this is a superior product. It is wonderfully accessible, with beautiful…
Read MoreROUSSEAU’S GARDEN
“A lovely gem.â€US Library Journal “Its landscapes and characters will continue to haunt you, and its insights will continue to reverberate in your mind.â€Elle/France Ann Charney was born in Poland, studied at McGill University and the Sorbonne, and lives in Montreal. The government of France named her Officier de l’Ordre Arts et des Lettres. Ann Charney’s novels Dobryd and Rousseau’s…
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