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ID: 324369

Title: Over Our Heads

Author: Andrea Thompson

Narrator: Gina Clayton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:38:48

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-18

Publisher: ECW Press

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Over Our Heads is a novel that weaves together the histories of two very different half-sisters who return home to deal with the aftermath of their grandmother's death. Emma, a punk band singer and poet turned pet psychic, and Rachel, an actuary with an interest in astronomy, both carry the remnants of childhoods overshadowed by issues of bullying, abandonment, alienation and fear. In the raw terrain of profound loss, the two sisters struggle through the stages of grief- each in their own way. The past merges with the present, as through the process of emptying the family home, each woman is taken back to their childhoods in 1970s Toronto and Vancouver, where they navigated a social climate rife with racism, homophobia and marginalization of the mentally ill and cognitively disabled. Over Our Headsis a story about kindness, compassion - and the lack of it, on both a societal and individual level. It's about growing up wounded, and the generational legacy of suffering such wounds can create. It unearths the painful family dynamics that can arise from our perception of memory, and how these dynamics colour both who we are, and who we believe others to be. It's a story of acceptance, forgiveness, redemption, and the beauty that can be found in the imperfection inherent in being human.

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ID: 323101

Title: Elephant in the Sky

Author: Heather A. Clark

Narrator: Matthew Edison, Sabryn Rock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:29:29

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-18

Publisher: ECW Press

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

A testament to the healing power of unconditional love.

Widely acclaimed for her emotionally powerful stories that capture the real lives of women, Heather A. Clark, bestselling author of Chai Tea Sunday, tackles the subject of childhood mental illness and the impact it has on a close family.

The story begins from nine-year-old Nate's point of view, etching the details of an unbalanced mind struggling to make sense of rampant thought patterns and heightened paranoia. Enter Ashley, Nate's mother, and a hardworking advertising executive concerned that she's not giving her family enough of her time - especially now that she senses something might be wrong with her son.

As the story moves deftly back and forth between the two perspectives, the narrative converges to reveal one family's journey of discovery as they strive to find balance in their lives.

Based on a true story, Elephant in the Sky articulates a complicated, real-life subject with grace, wisdom and sensitivity, and beautifully explores the distance a mother will go to protect her child.

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ID: 291745

Title: Dead Kid Detective Agency

Author: Evan Munday

Narrator: Michelle Monteith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:23:02

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-17

Publisher: ECW Press

Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, Paranormal

Summary:

Thirteen-year-old October Schwartz is new in town, short on friends, and the child of a clinically depressed science teacher. Naturally, she spends most of her time in the Sticksville Cemetery, which just happens to border her backyard. And that backyard just happens to be the home of five dead teenagers, each from a different era of the past: theres the dead United Empire Loyalist! The dead escaped slave who made her way north via the Underground Railroad! The dead quintuplet!

Soon, October befriends the five dead kids. Together using Octobers smarts and the dead kids abilities to walk through walls and get around undetected and stuff they form The Dead Kid Detective Agency, committed to solving Sticksvilles most mysterious mysteries. Octobers like Nancy Drew, if shed hung out with corpses.

When Sticksville Central High Schools beloved French teacher dies in a suspicious car accident, it provides the agency with its first bona fide case. Soon October and her five dead friends find themselves in the midst of a nefarious murder plot, thick with car chases, cafeteria fights, sociopathic math teachers, real estate appointments, and a wacky adventure that might uncover the truth about a bomb that exploded almost 40 years ago.

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ID: 291746

Title: Sea-Wave

Author: Rolli

Narrator: Stephanie Mills

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:17:31

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-17

Publisher: ECW Press

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

A flash fiction novel, The Sea-Wave details the aftermath of the kidnapping by an elderly and emotionally damaged man of a severely disabled, wheelchair-bound, unusually bright, depressive 12-year-old girl incapable of speech.

The novel consists of the girls entries in her diary-like memorandum book, entries which relate her own, surprising thoughts on her kidnapping, family, and disabilities, in addition to her verbatim transcriptions of the old mans monologues, which appear to reveal, in fragments, the details of a very specific and unusual period in his life.

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ID: 397718

Title: To Save a Viscount

Author: Jessie Clever

Narrator: Rachael Beresford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:55:39

Language: English

Release date: 03-30-17

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Romance

Summary:

When an assassin threatens England's spy network, Lady Margaret Folton must find the killer before it's too late. Hardened from being forced to witness the murder of her British spy parents by French revolutionists, Margaret approaches this mission like any other, with steely determination and a resolute focus on the necessary outcome at the cost of all else.

Commodore John Lynwood, newly returned from the Mediterranean, finds himself granted the title of viscount in honor of his service during the war. Plagued with a string of good luck throughout his life, the title serves as another reminder that Jack has done nothing to earn the glory and prestige that comes with his position, and hell be damned if hell enjoy such an honor.

But when Jack is accidentally granted a title meant to be used as bait to lure the assassin into the War Office's trap, Margaret must face the tragedy of her past and decide which is more important: the assignment or love?

To Save a Viscount is the fourth book in the fast-paced, thrilling historical romance Spy Series. If you love heart-stopping romance, steamy intrigue, and unexpected danger, dont miss this captivating series from bestselling author Jessie Clever. Discover adventure and romance when you download To Save a Viscount today.

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ID: 554084

Title: Tackling Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Author: Asfar Khan, Dr. Austin Mardon, Heather Purves, Muhammad Ahmad, Shawna Gray

Narrator: Kiara Nathaniel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:13:18

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-17

Publisher: Golden Meteorite Press

Genres: Science & Technology, General

Summary:

This book aims to assist those suffering from FASD, or any of their caregivers, in helping a person with FASD live the most fulfilling and independent life possible. It will provide the reader with a better understanding of the spectrum of disorders experienced by those exposed to alcohol during pregnancy, what a person with FASD will experience throughout their lifetime, aspects of their life or times of their life that might be more difficult because of their disability, and what can be done to help. There will be some chapters focused on information, for example of the biology behind the disorder or the particular aspects of the Canadian legal system which may affect a person with FASD. Other chapters aim to help in a more practical way, with exercises to help manage some of the effects of the disability, or sources that can help a person with FASD in school, in finding a job, or in dealing with the daily struggles that come with FASD.

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ID: 397717

Title: To Be a Spy

Author: Jessie Clever

Narrator: Rachael Beresford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:03:57

Language: English

Release date: 11-09-16

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Romance

Summary:

Samuel Black must make a decision: to be a spy like his father or follow his heart. Either is likely to give his mother chest pains.

For Samuel is no longer a lad with the noble wish of being a lamplighter to keep the seedy streets of London safe. About to embark on university, his mind stirs with the thoughts of creating a policing force in London to safeguard its citizens. Daunted by his familys legacy as spies, Samuel fears making his ideas known.

But when he stops a would-be purse-snatcher, his path unexpectedly veers into that of one Miss Penelope Paiget, and suddenly, Samuel must make a choice.

To Be a Spy is the first in the fast-paced, thrilling historical romance Spy Series Short Stories and picks up where the gripping, historical romance Spy Series concluded. If you love heart-stopping romance, spellbinding intrigue, and unexpected danger, dont miss this captivating short story series from bestselling author Jessie Clever. Unlock romance and adventure when you pick up your copy of To Be a Spy today.

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ID: 324766

Title: Mary, Mary

Author: Lesley Crewe

Narrator: Stephanie Domet

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:07:34

Language: English

Release date: 10-12-16

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

In a Cape Breton family of black sheep, Mary is pure as the driven snow. She is patient and kind with her alcoholic grandmother and volatile mother, loyal and attentive to her spoiled cousin, and pleasant and polite all day as a grocery cashier. Her well-off aunt, the only other normal person in the family, wants to help her more, but Mary's mother is too prickly and proud. So Mary goes to work, comes home, takes care of her family, and wonders if there'll ever be more to life.

When a young couple moves into the apartment upstairs, it sparks a series of changes that leads to major family revelations, and Mary discovers that sometimes doing the wrong thing is the exact right thing to do.

Tender, authentic, and crackling with Lesley's irrepressible humour, Mary, Mary is a book for anyone who's ever had a family-good, bad, or a messy mix of both.

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ID: 324768

Title: Truth and Honour: The Death of Richard Oland and the Trial of Dennis Oland

Author: Greg Marquis

Narrator: Costas Halavrezos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:15:10

Language: English

Release date: 09-20-16

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited

Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime

Summary:

Truth and Honour explores the 2011 murder of Saint John businessman Richard Oland, of the prominent family that owns Moosehead Breweries, the ensuing police investigation and the arrest, trial, and conviction of the victim's son, Dennis Oland, for seconddegree murder.

Oland's trial would be the most publicized in New Brunswick history. What the trial judge called "a family tragedy of Shakespearian proportions," this reallife murder mystery included adultery, family dysfunction, largely circumstantial evidence, allegations of police incompetence, a high-powered legal defence, and a verdict that shocked the community.

Today, the Oland family maintains Dennis Oland's innocence. Author Greg Marquis, a professor of Canadian history at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, leads readers through the case, from the discovery of the crime to the conviction and sentencing of the defendant. Offering multiple perspectives, Truth and Honour explores this question: was Dennis Oland responsible for the death of his father?

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ID: 324767

Title: Fundy Vault

Author: Linda Moore

Narrator: Linda Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:22:23

Language: English

Release date: 09-09-16

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Linda Moore's longawaited sequel to Foul Deeds is another highly engaging mix of art and environmental justice. Finally working a real job as a researcher for the Public Prosecution Service, Roz is on her first paid vacation. She has rented a cottage on Nova Scotia's beautiful Minas Basin with plans to explore ideas for her next theatre production. Accompanied by her cat and a stack of Beckett plays, she has no sooner settled in than she spots what looks like a woman's body tangled in the roots of a floating tree. Before the local RCMP can send a boat out, the body is retrieved by helicopter, and Roz watches it disappear over North Mountain. It's time to call in her old sleuthing partner, McBride.

When McBride completely disappears, Roz and her longtime theatre friend Sophie roam the backroads and small towns of the Annapolis Valley in search of clues, narrowing in on the out-oftheway quarry no one seems to want them to visit, the tanker trunks that nearly run them off the road, and a young journalist who seems to have come too close to the truth.

The Fundy Vault is a lightning-paced literary mystery that will keep the heart pumping and the brain ticking long after the final page.

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