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Wolfe Island

Author : Barbara Wall La Rocque

Publisher : Dundurn

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 34,18 MB

Release : 2009-08-13

Category : History

ISBN : 1770706097

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Wolfe Island begins with the emergence of islands at the end of the last ice age and moves through the many centuries of First Nations habitation to the era of French exploration and the fur trading, the arrival of the earliest British settlers and the United Empire Loyalists, up to current time. The development and decline of industry, the evolution of facilities, land title frustrations, and the emergence of a strong sense of identity among the inhabitants are featured, along with a wealth of anecdotes based on colourful and eccentric personalities. This extensively researched history of Wolfe Island is a treasure trove for history buffs.



Wolfe Island

Author : Lucy Treloar

Publisher : Picador Australia

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 44,51 MB

Release : 2019-08-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1760787906

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WINNER OF THE BARBARA JEFFERIS AWARD 2020 'Atmospheric...evocative...important.' Tom Keneally Kitty Hawke, the last inhabitant of a dying island sinking into the wind-lashed Chesapeake Bay, has resigned herself to annihilation... Until one night her granddaughter blows ashore in the midst of a storm, desperate, begging for sanctuary. For years, Kitty has kept herself to herself - with only the company of her wolfdog, Girl - unconcerned by the world outside, or perhaps avoiding its worst excesses. But blood cannot be turned away in times like these. And when trouble comes following her granddaughter, no one is more surprised than Kitty to find she will fight to save her as fiercely as her name suggests... A richly imagined and mythic parable of home and kin that cements Lucy Treloar's place as one of our most acclaimed novelists. SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE VOSS LITERARY AWARD 2020 PRAISE FOR LUCY TRELOAR 'A capacious talent' The Australian 'Deeply moving' The Age 'This lovely, atmospheric book sings of the inherent human drama, rising fragility of home-country and the recurrent need to flee and to protect. The journey told in this book is so evocative it will stay with the reader as an important literary fable of our period of history, in which a fraught world threatens all of us with flight, exile and bewilderment.' Tom Keneally, bestselling author of Schindler's Ark 'A work that is more than powerful: it's transformative.' Australian Book Review 'Disturbing but beautiful' Susan Wyndham



Moonstone

Author : Helen Hardt

Publisher : Hardt & Sons

Page : 280 pages

File Size : 16,85 MB

Release : 2021-09-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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★★★★★ Return to the Wolfe family universe with this first book in a captivating new romance series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt. She’s rebuilding a life from the ruins of her past. He’s on the run—and hoping he’s finally found the one place he can hide. As “Moonstone,” Katelyn Brooks was held captive on a tropical island and subjected to treatment that scarred her heart and soul. With the help of the Wolfe family, she's finally free and is determined to rebuild her life. The last thing she needs is a gorgeous man with a mysterious past of his own. Luke Johnson is a man in recovery who needs to fly under the radar. Love and redemption have never been part of Luke's plan—until Katelyn walks through the doors of the restaurant where he works. Their chance meeting proves that what happens in the shadows will always come to light, but Luke has a secret—a big one—that could spell danger for both of them.



Wolf Island

Author : Nicholas Read

Publisher : Orca Book Publishers

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 19,28 MB

Release : 2017-03-14

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1459812662

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"The story is really told by the big, bright pictures—which glow with the rhythms and beauties of this remote habitat...Enthralling fare for budding naturalists." —Kirkus Reviews The Great Bear Rainforest is a majestic place full of tall trees, huge bears and endless schools of salmon. Award-winning photographer and author Ian McAllister's luminous photographs illustrate the story of a lone wolf who swims to one of the small islands that dot the rainforest's coast. The island provides him with everything he needs—deer, salmon, fresh water—everything, that is, but a mate. When a female wolf arrives on the island's rocky shores, she and he start a family and introduce their pups to the island's bounty. Wolf Island is part of the My Great Bear Rainforest series, which includes The Seal Garden, A Bear's Life and A Whale's World.



Wolf Island

Author : Celia Godkin

Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 35,36 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781554550081

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When a family of wolves is removed from the food chain on a small island, the impact on the island's ecology is felt by the other animals living there.



Salt Creek

Author : Lucy Treloar

Publisher : Gallic Books

Page : 424 pages

File Size : 35,66 MB

Release : 2017-09-04

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1910709360

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Voted The Times' Book of the Year, Salt Creek is an Australian historical novel about a family pursuing their dreams, duty, and displacement. ‘Salt Creek is a love song to a lost world' The Guardian A story of love, duty, hardship and intolerance through the eyes of a strong woman in 1850s colonial Australia. The comfortable and respectable life Hester Finch now leads in Chichester, England, could not be further from the hardship her family endured on leaving Adelaide for Salt Creek in 1855. Yet she finds her thoughts drawn back to that remote, beautiful and inhospitable outcrop of South Australia and the connections she and her siblings forged there, far from the city society in which they had been raised. Encounters with the few travellers passing along the nearby stock route and the local indigenous people, in particular a boy, Tully, whom Hester's father seeks to educate almost as his own son, would change the fates of the Finches forever; nor would life ever be the same again for those who had long called the area home.



Raven

Author : Helen Hardt

Publisher : Hardt & Sons

Page : 465 pages

File Size : 23,90 MB

Release : 2021-11-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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To be worthy of her love, he must make the ultimate sacrifice. Katelyn Brooks has finally reclaimed her happiness. She’s confronted the person who betrayed her, landed a coveted executive assistant role, and fallen deeply in love with the irresistibly handsome Luke Johnson. But Luke harbors a dark secret, and he’s convinced he’s unworthy of Katelyn's love. His entire existence is built on a lie, and until he confronts his past and attempts to right his wrongs, he believes he has no future with her. She deserves a man free of shadows. Determined to cleanse his soul, Luke returns to his former life, only to discover Katelyn's present intertwined with his dark past. Now, he faces an agonizing choice—one that could lead to deadly consequences.



An Irish-Speaking Island

Author : Nicholas M. Wolf

Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres

Page : 465 pages

File Size : 17,35 MB

Release : 2014-11-25

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 0299302741

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This groundbreaking book shatters historical stereotypes, demonstrating that, in the century before 1870, Ireland was not an anglicized kingdom and was capable of articulating modernity in the Irish language. It gives a dynamic account of the complexity of Ireland in the nineteenth century, developments in church and state, and the adaptive bilingualism found across all regions, social levels, and religious persuasions.



A Bear's Life

Author : Ian McAllister

Publisher : Orca Book Publishers

Page : 18 pages

File Size : 20,93 MB

Release : 2017-08-22

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1459812719

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There are so many things for bear cubs to learn about in the Great Bear Rainforest.



Island Pursuit (The Island Escape Series, Book 2)

Author : R.T. Wolfe

Publisher : ePublishing Works!

Page : 280 pages

File Size : 24,86 MB

Release : 2019-08-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1644570866

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Mysterious Poem Leads to Treasure, Murder and Romance in Island Pursuit, a Romantic Suspense from R.T. Wolfe --Present Day, Ibis Island-- Decorated war-widow, Willow Martinez-Clearwater, has her hands full with her six-year-old daughter Chloe, and a restaurant and pub to run. Her best friend, Liam, is the closest thing Chloe has to a father and their special moments melt her soul, while Liam's solid good looks and protective nature work magic in other areas. But Willow has no time for relationships—at least that's what she keeps telling herself. Liam, a simple high-school physics teacher, longs for Willow as his wife and Chloe as his daughter but knows he'll never compete with the memory of Willow's decorated war-hero husband. Then Willow discovers a cryptic poem written by her murdered brother. Posting the verse above the bar at her pub, she inadvertently draws hordes of treasure hunters who try to solve the poem's riddle. But it's Chloe who helps unravel the mystery pointing to a treasure and places her mom in grave danger. When an attempt is made on Willow's life, Liam steps in as protector while still trying to find the nerve to propose. But with her brother's murder unsolved, and a treasure to find, Willow is trying to stay one step ahead of the Island's hawkish treasure hunters willing to do anything for the bounty, while her heart silently pursues her and Chloe's happily-ever-after. Publisher's Note: Known for her intricate plot development and depth of characters, R.T. Wolfe brings loveable characters—and even sea turtles-- to life in her fictitious island setting. This sweet and lively romance will be enjoyed by readers 13+ years. "I love romance books and cut my teeth on Nora Roberts. I can honestly say that this author can compare well as far as keeping the reader hooked on the story from the start, as well as giving just the right amount of detail of the characters that your imagination can fill in the blanks." ~Paw Prints Promotions "R.T. has out done herself with this series." ~Danny and Debbie Scott The Island Escape Series Island Secrets Island Pursuit Island Reveal