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Folktale, memoir, fiction, literary hoax, The Yellow Briar is all of these. Ostensibly the charming remembrance of an Irish orphan who escapes the Great Famine of 1840s Ireland and comes to the New World to seek a fresh start on the streets of Toronto and in the pioneer hinterland of Canada West (Ontario), the book was actually a fictional humbug perpetrated by John Mitchell, a Toronto lawyer, who first published the tale in 1933. Patrick Slater, the protagonist of the «memoir,» is said to have died in 1924 but not before setting his saga down on paper. And what an account it is! The Globe and Mail felt that the book «gives a picture of Ontario to be found in no other work of fiction we know and has won for itself a permanent place in Canadian literature.» If nothing else, Slater/Mitchell captures perfectly the lilt of the Irish and the wry wisdom of an old soul to paint an affecting portrait of trials and tribulations in a long-ago time.
Flam Grub
What’s in a name? Personal misfortune, or so it would appear if your name happens to be «Flam Grub.» This touching contemporary novel shows how our lives are entwined with our names and how our destinies are never certain. Full of humour and sadness, quirky wit, and quiet moments of beauty, Flam Grub tells the tale of a young man’s misadventures and his retreat to the security of reading books, work in a bookstore, and a career as an undertaker until fame unexpectedly comes his way. Both an endearing tale and a shrewd send-up of contemporary life, Flam Grub is the second book from the rich imagination and skillful pen of new Canadian author Dan Dowhal.
Panjang
Panjang is the tallest kid around. He hates standing out, but little does he know, he's on his way to greater heights… This book tells the childhood story of Singapore's second prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, and how he conquered his self-consciousness to become a leader. This 'tall' tale inspires children to embrace the things that make them different. Contents: Readership: Children, Singaporeans.Goh Chok Tong;Singapore;Tall;Height;Prime Minister;Childhood00
Child of the Sun
Far beyond molten Mercury flashed the Patrol-pursued Falcon.... Out to where black Vulcan whirled his hidden orbit, and a flame-auraed last child of Sol played his cosmic game.
The Luck of Leavenworth Louis
Cecil Jonathan Amherst – who goes by the handle Leavenworth Louis – is a master forger with a heart. One day in Miami Beach, he spots a young woman who is crying. Leavenworth Louis slipps a twenty into her purse—and that's when the trouble starts…
Ten Dollar$ A Week
Two old men. Two folding chairs. One set of binoculars. A lot of things to watch—including a bank…
A Temporary Bind
Irresponsible spender (and bank robber) Michael decides to pull an insurance scam on his car. He has certain debts to pay off to a gang boss. It’s easy to organize the scam with the help of a chop shop owner and an insurance man, but it turns out they have plans of their own…
Never Wake a Sleeping Man
Jimmy Lee dreams of replacing rhino horn with a cheaper ingredient in old Liu Kam Fan's secret formula for Heavenly Heavenly Happiness Salt. It will make millions. But Liu Kam Fan doesn't want to listen to reason. The old ways are good enough…