Don Gutteridge
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Lily Fairchild is a novel about a remarkable woman, born in the backwoods of Lambton County, Ontario in 1840. Lily's struggle to survive and grow and discover her place in the scheme of things is complicated not only by the ordinary travail of pioneer living but by the impact of historical events themselves: the railroads and their cutthroat competition, the Riel Rebellions, the First World War and the influenza pandemic of 1918. During her long life...
2) BUS-RIDE
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Bus-Ride is a week in the lives of the people of a small Ontario town in March 1939, most notably in the life of Bill Underhill. Bill is the town's star hockey player, scouted by the big leagues and certain of a pro career. Everyone is sure he will leave the village one day as the Leafs' new centre, everyone but Bill. This is definitely a poet's novel. What might have been another pedestrian boy-grows-to-manhood-unsubtle-autobiography becomes first-class...
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All in Good Time is an authentic story of camaraderie, rivalry and national pride. Don Gutteridge is, a storyteller through and through. His skill at spinning yarn is, seen all the way through his novel All in Good Time this Novel is well worth this second life.
The time is February 1945. The War in Europe is raging towards its last catastrophe. The people of the village beside the Great Lake are waiting for war to end; for the incursion of a US...
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In March 1839, "Bishop-in-Waiting" John Strachan, delivers a fiery sermon that has unexpected consequences-including the very brutal and public murder of a suspected "sodomite." Church politics and the ongoing political debate following the arrival of Lord Durham's Report complicate the investigation started by Constable Cobb and Marc Edwards. A culprit is, soon found, but Marc suspects he was a hired assassin and that someone higher up in society...
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In Toronto's rough days of 1839, several elite citizens harbor dark secrets, offering rich compost for a sleazy blackmailer. Caught in the muck is the gallant young Brodie Langford who is desperate to protect his sweetheart from disgrace. When Brodie is, arrested for the extortionist's murder, Marc Edwards, now a barrister struggles to save him from the gallows and to reunite the couple.
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This locked mansion mystery is set in 1839 at a country estate north of Toronto. Marc and Robert Baldwin have been working tirelessly to effect responsible government in Upper Canada (Ontario). In a few months, Upper and Lower Canada (Quebec) will be joined in a single legislature, and savvy political leaders see this as an opportunity to forge a solid alliance with like-minded Quebec representatives to facilitate democratic reforms. The secret meeting...
8) By & By
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By & By brings together two Canadian poetry icons into one book. This is, a wonderful collaboration that should never be forget.
Two sets of poems by two fine Canadian authors, a Professor Emeritus and a Poet Laureate bring Canadian culture a boost of poetic virtuosity. Both fine wordsmiths, both playing the tune, "In the Sweet By and By" about past and present. Once you have read this fine collection you will be able to say, by and by I read a fine...