As a bride of eighteen, Maud Watt went north to Ungava Bay with her husband. She worked with the Indians on Hudson Bay, at one time persuading the government to establish a beaver preserve in the area to ensure preservation of a way of life.
The world is at war. A young man bravely kisses his weeping bride goodbye at the train station, leaving her all alone. Some time later the dreaded telegram arrives and the young woman faces heartbreak, hope and discovery.
O'Reilley embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this often hilarious book, she describes her work in an agricultural barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France. She seeks in both places a spirituality based not in "climbing out of the body" but rather in existing fully in the world.
In the town of Runnymede, divided since before the American Civil War, two elderly widows vie for the love of the new man in town. This odd but fierce rivalry is watched with wonder by the whole town, particularly on the weekly bingo nights, when barbs fly faster than bingo balls.
Only after returning from his funeral did Fiona Bailey realize how much she would miss Davey Love. Despite her initial doubts & prejudices about this rough-hewn Irishman towards the end of his life she had discovered qualities about him she had overlooked when she and her husband first met Davey and his wayward son Sammy.
This is the story of Margaret Mary Concannon, a talented glass sculptress sent to Italy from her Irish village. However, she is prevented by her churlish mother from reaching her potential until she meets the wealthy manager of an art gallery.
When the harsh storms of winter descend upon western Ireland, the locals stay indoors and the visitors stay away. This year, though, bed-and-breakfast owner, Brianna, is expecting an unusual guest. Writer, Grayson Thane, is a restless wanderer looking to spend a solitary winter, yet sometime fate has a plan of its own.
Shannon is a talented New York graphic artist whose world is turned upside down when she learns the identity of her real father: Thomas Concannon. Reluctantly, she goes to Ireland to meet the family she never knew existed and discovers the possibility of a love that is meant to be.
After the death of her much older husband, Royall Banner embarks on a voyage to South America, accompanied by her chaperone. En route, their ship docks in Rio de Janeiro. She sneaks away to the Mardi Gras, where she meets Sebastian Rivera, their first encounter sparking a smouldering desire which they mask with mutual insolence.
For 70 years Cougar Annie lived in the rainforest of Vancouver Island. A pioneer settler, she cleared the land, operated a nursery, a store, and a post office. She transformed the forest into a garden and fended off the prowling cougars. Outliving four husbands, she bore eight children and remained in her garden until her death in her mid-nineties.
For 70 years Cougar Annie lived in the rainforest of Vancouver Island. A pioneer settler, she cleared the land, operated a nursery, a store, and a post office. She transformed the forest into a garden and fended off the prowling cougars. Outliving four husbands, she bore eight children and remained in her garden until her death in her mid-nineties.
Crystal is chosen by the Morris' from an orphanage. Crystal loves her new home, but sadness lurks in the closet. No one is prepared for the tragedy which comes calling...
Five entertaining biographies of leading 19th Century Canadian women, Elizabeth Simcoe, Cathatine Parr Traill, Susanna Moodie, Anna Jameson, and Lady Dufferin.
Hoping to escape the shame of her street urchin's life in Boston, Anna Reardon plots a desperate scheme. She poses as a mail-order bride for Karl Lindstrom in the dangerous frontier of Minnesota. Karl forgives Anna her deceptions but there is still one secret she must hide from him, knowing that its revelation will destroy their new found love.
Holding the eccentric Goodnight family together is daughter Matilda, who's inherited the secret locked in the basement, a secret that she's willing to do almost anything to keep. Davy Dempsey, a reformed con man will do anything to get back the three million ripped off by his financial manager. Davy and Tilda reluctantly join forces.
Emily believed that one day she would have everything that she wanted; children, an education, and a career of her own. What she got was overweight, out of shape, and dumped. Emily reclaims her life by slimming down and starting her own business and now has two exciting men in her life. Could one of them become her life's true partner?
Notes: System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player.
The fire-dwellers are those who, in a parody of St. Paul's, `marry and burn'. Through the character Stacey McAindra, a middle-class mother, the author explores the strong feelings beneath the ordinary surface of day-to-day experience.
M. Wylie Blanchet's book "The Curve of Time", introduced an adventurous woman who cruised the coast in a 25-foot boat with her five children and their dog. Beyond this incredible story, however, little is known about the rest of her life. Insiders' recollections and her own travels along Blanchet's route help Cathy Converse explore this very private woman.
