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author: Tanaman, Mimi
"There is no moon. No one speaks as we step out of our home for the last time, into the dark night. I glance at the village huts, afraid of being discovered, of my heart thumping too loudly, but around us all is still. We quickly walk through the familiar surroundings and beyond, far beyond." So begins the journey of young Anika and her family, on foot over mountains and deserts from Ethiopia to Sudan, driven by one desire - to reach Jerusalem. The journey was longer and harder than they could have imagined, and the cost heavier. But those who survived had another unexpected journey awaiting them – the journey for acceptance into Israeli society. We follow Anika, and then her children, through this emotionally charged story of bravery, disappointment, and determination. It is the story of Ethiopian Jews and their two journeys.
In a peaceful neighbourhood, two little girls are born five days apart. Lucie lives with her mother, Aurore, who struggles to make ends meet; Claire lives with her wealthy mother, Suzanne, who struggles to make her marriage work. The girls are inseparable. For 10 years, Aurore weaves a rich skein of tales for Lucie and Claire. Then, when ...
The Garneau Block follows the knowable citizens of the adored and hated city of Edmonton, capturing what we connect to in local stories and what is universal about modern life. Here, in what can only be described as a storytelling tour-de-force, we meet the warm, endearing, and delightfully flawed residents of a fictional cul-de-sac in th...
By all accounts, Stanley Moss is an average man. A retired florist, he lives quietly with his wife, Frieda, in a modest bungalow in Edmonton. Stricken with cancer, Stanley has few wishes for the time he has left, except perhaps for his son to call him back. But on the day of an appointment with the palliative care specialist, Stanley expe...
This book begins where most love stories leave off: at the beginning of real life. The transition from being a young couple in love to a couple of parents is laden with higher expectations than ever before in history, especially for women. Today's woman expects to be the perfect wife, mother, career woman, self-actualized human being, and...
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