After the sudden death of my friend Emily, I, a Nova Scotia Social Worker and business person, find myself the sole executrix of what turns out to be a very complicated estate, compounded by mystery and wrapped in layers of lessons learned. Like many of life's episodes and occurrences experienced for the first time, one does not know what one does not know. I wind my way through necessary steps, holding tight to a friendship lost, and persevering amid the torment of beneficiaries, banks, and unanswered questions. Emily's Will Be Done not only tells the story of executing an estate fraught...

This is a story about Dr. Norah Clarke, a woman both unexceptional and extraordinary. It is about how she's affected by people and happenings around her and how, in turn, she effects the lives of others. It is a story of loss and forgiveness; a story of learning to love and be loved; a story of growing, of friendship and of simple pleasures. The novel spans the better part of six decades, weaving together the culture, politics, and landscapes of those times. Each contact and each experience brings its own particular influence into the picture of a life being lived in the best way possible,...

Hayworth, Alberta—for them, a haven to escape the past and start a new life.

Everyone has secrets, and The Station serves as a refuge for such a collection of, seemingly, ordinary souls.

Meet Benjamine Tullis, the recently retired antique dealer; Cheryl Nadler, the petite young adoption social worker; Joe Dodd, the cat-rescuing independent carpenter; Rose Woodward, the medical secretary, and her sister, Maggie who was institutionalized most of her life; Patrick Hollinger, the toy collecting dishwasher; and Amanda Wolski, the young mother and building manager, married to...