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Told Ya! Stories - This fascinating collection of stories are about the interactions of immigrants from the Caribbean with life in Canada.They are about things that surprise or confuse the author Peta Gaye-Nash. She explains; "It is how each of us sees life through the peculiar lens of our own experiences and environment, so that when we come together, our behaviours and motivations reflect the uniqueness of who we are - our gender, socio-economic background, culture, religious beliefs and so on."Swinging seamlessly between the slapstick and tragic in each life, these stories traverse the serendipitous circumstances of poverty that govern the harsh landscape of "paradise".

Serendib is the ancient name of the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka. The modern English word 'serendipity' - meaning an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident - is based on the name Serendib. The small stories in the book are about simple people and talking animals in pastoral settings confronting simple problems, with the solution lying within the story itself. Most Sri Lankan folk stories are hilarious rather than being morality tales, complementing the islanders' penchant for a searing sense of humour. Many folk stories feature talking animals. This aspect fits perfectly into Sri Lankan folklore because there was a belief that animals could talk at one time. The stories have been illustrated - with a touch of whimsy - by award-winning artist Vijay Mohan from India's prestigious J.J. School of Arts and who now lives in Oshawa, Ontario.

Indentured! A Labourer's Journey is a story that begins in 1883 on the deck of a British indenture ship carrying labourers from India to South Africa. The protagonist, Amir Sing is a young Indian man from the northern region of British India, who becomes an indentured labourer destined for the cane fields of Natal, South Africa. The storyline of the novel follows his journey through the new and often cruel world of colonial indentured servitude, which was a step away from colonial slavery. Amir meets fellow Indians and as shipmates they bond together in lifelong friendships. The friends marry and raise families in an alien land, where the determined cultivation of their native traditions and spirituality brings much-needed reprieve from the humiliation and injustices of oppression under indenture. Their individual stories are played out in subplots. The reader sees the warmth of new friendships along cultural lines and sometimes connections that cross those lines. In the historical perspective, Amir's family joins the SATHYAGRAHA movement alongside Mohandas Gandhi, who had started court skirmishes against the British colonial masters in South Africa in the late 1800's and early 1900's. As Africa's history has shown, the communities of Indian labourers grew in numbers across the continent and established their own 'little India,' as was the case in Natal, South Africa. It was an era marked by colonial bigotry with its barbaric treatment of non-whites. Set against this historical/sociological background, INDENTURED! pitches into vivid relief the bonds of communalism and the resiliency of the human spirit. The author Vicki Bismilla was born and raised in apartheid South Africa. Her grandfather was indentured by the British Raj in Muzaffarnagar, India and arrived in South Africa as a sugarcane labourer in 1883. Indentured! is based on the story of her grandfather Amir Sing.

'Crazy Cove - A Romp with the Writers of Courtney Park' is an original anthology of short fiction, memoirs and poems. The writers of Courtney Park are an eclectic array of authors sharing sincere stories. The reader can snuggle in for authentic adventures, which include good humour, history, wit, wonderment, inspiring insight and, at times, intense emotions.The poetry and prose in this anthology are to be savoured, enjoyed for their originality, refined technique and for how they shift the heart and mind toward the memorable moments in life.For the Courtney Park Writers, 'Crazy Cove' is a metaphorical place for gathering, and a "secret club house" reserved just for its members-writers and poets-to share experiences, thoughts, to laugh or cry, to read their work and listen to others, and to regale each other with funny tales.The anthology contains biographical and fictional accounts of life, all artfully braided into a wonderful collection. Much like a box of assorted confections brimming with different flavours, the reader can cherish delving into each piece, every individual morsel revealing a reading delight of surprise, history, nostalgia, dreams, laughter, fantasy, reality, spirituality, beauty, love and human connection.

The Burning Planet follows three separate, yet connected, story lines as the world faces some of its toughest challenges. A book geared for adult readers, The Burning Planet is a page-turner filled with adventure and suspense. Love will be tested. Values will be questioned. And the characters' plans and goals will shift as quickly as the weather. Ultimately, they will find that their choices will lead them on paths they had not anticipated, but ones that always lead right where they should. For political leaders, for the elderly, and for all the world's citizens. A political leader, torn between upholding the way of life he's sworn to protect and doing what he knows will lead to lasting change. And a man nearing the fi nal days of his life, surrounded by people who care for him and love him, but are guarding a long-held secret.And when all the stories come together and the pieces fi t into place, the future might look a little brighter, a bit more optimistic, and worldviews might just change.The book also dives into challenging subjects - politics, the environment, health care, among others - with surprising insight and intriguing perspectives and ideas. The author, Edmund Arndt is an avid environmentalist and pacifist from British Columbia, Canada. This is his second novel. In 2011 the author successfully published the autobiographical novel Dogs on my Heels, tracing his family roots back to 1774, and following the story of the ancestral German settlers to Russian Poland.