Frank Mercy is an American expat in Brisbane, Australia, when his wife and unborn child perish in a tsunami. A former police officer, he is a volunteer first responder and helps rescue the survivors of the flood. Among them is a mysterious young boy whom Frank feels compelled to protect and care for. He decides to bring the 3-year-old back to the States with him, but he soon realizes that the…
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Ian Rankin in Ottawa
On Thursday 19 November 2015, Ian Rankin was in town for the Ottawa International Writers Festival to talk about his new book, Even Dogs in the Wild. In the 20th installment of the Inspector Rebus series, John Rebus comes out of retirement to help detective Siobhan Clarke investigate the death of a lawyer during a robbery. Ian Rankin was interviewed by Peggy Blair, a local crime writer who got her break thanks to a chance…
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We Are Water by Wally Lamb
We Are Water by Wally Lamb is the story of Annie Oh and her family. When she was young, she had a tough childhood: her mother and sister died in a flood, she was a victim of abuse in her own home, and she was in foster care for several years. In fact, she kept many secrets from her husband and children, but her art helped her deal with the…