26 Top fiction books like Finding Edward by Sheila Murray

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Finding Edward

By: Sheila Murray

4.02

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Cyril Rowntree, a mixed race Jamaican, migrates to Canada after his mother and surrogate grandfathe…

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Cover of The Adversary by Michael Crummey

1. The Adversary

By: Michael Crummey

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents (“Extraordinary”— Wall Street … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) by Waubgeshig Rice

2. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

3. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

Similar categories in Kate Beaton's Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • canada
Cover of Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji

4. Shut Up You're Pretty

By: Téa Mutonji

3.57

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

In Téa Mutonji's disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions du… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
"Her sadness was overwhelming. Her sadness was an illusion. She'd pretend to be fine but then wash the same dish for twenty minutes"

-Téa Mutonji, Shut Up You're Pretty

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5. Greenwood

By: Michael Christie

4.33

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting u… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
"There is nothing more quieting than an ancient tree"

-Michael Christie, Greenwood

"Do you know what becomes of men like us without the armour of wealth...?"

-Michael Christie, Greenwood

"Maybe trees do have souls. Which makes wood a kind of flesh. And perhaps instruments of wooden construction sound so pleasing to our ears for this reason: the choral shimmer of a guitar; the heartbea…"

-Michael Christie, Greenwood

"Still, Temple has no illusions concerning her library's impact. Her books won't lift anyone from their low station. They won't right wrongs or save wandering souls from perdition or fill grumbling st…"

-Michael Christie, Greenwood

Cover of The Future by Catherine Leroux

6. The Future

By: Catherine Leroux

3.32

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In an alternate history in which the French never surrendered Detroit, children protect their own k… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
"It'll come back," Ulysses says again. "This place isn't made for disappearing, it's a place for resurrection."

-Catherine Leroux, The Future

"The exact opposite of the huge car factories she imagines as the city's womb, a uterus that makes automobiles the way others make promises, or laws."

-Catherine Leroux, The Future

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7. Hotline

By: Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration… read more

Similar categories in Dimitri Nasrallah's Hotline book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • book club
  • canada
  • historical fiction
"Here i am on my own, because of him, maybe free from a life that was turning into a prison, but cast away like a bad-luck omen too. Now I must give myself to others to survive. The world has judged t…"

-Dimitri Nasrallah, Hotline

Cover of Fayne: A Novel by Ann-Marie MacDonald

8. Fayne: A Novel

By: Ann-Marie MacDonald

4.26

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A beloved writer returns with a tale of science, magyk, love and identity. In the late nineteent… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
"Byrn speaks and I understand him without effort, his words as clear as spring water. / Ask a favour of the plover, he says. Borrow her eyes. / Then I am flying through the air, and the flying is his …"

-Ann-Marie MacDonald, Fayne: A Novel

Cover of Snow Road Station by Elizabeth Hay

9. Snow Road Station

By: Elizabeth Hay

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the Giller Prize-winning author comes a novel, witty and wise, about thwarted ambition, unreal… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
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10. Closer by Sea

By: Perry Chafe

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 20… read more

Similar categories in Perry Chafe's Closer by Sea book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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11. The Theory of Crows

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.89

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land When … read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Theory of Crows book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir by Cody Caetano

12. Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir

By: Cody Caetano

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

*LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2023* NATIONAL BESTSELLERA family tries to learn from the mistakes of … read more

Similar categories in Cody Caetano's Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • canada
Cover of Finding Edward by Sheila Murray

13. Finding Edward

By: Sheila Murray

4.02

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Cyril Rowntree, a mixed race Jamaican, migrates to Canada after his mother and surrogate grandfathe… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Murray's Finding Edward book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
Cover of The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

14. The Sleeping Car Porter

By: Suzette Mayr

3.46

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the p… read more

Similar categories in Suzette Mayr's The Sleeping Car Porter book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • book club
  • canada
  • historical fiction
"Desperate feelings can swivel into loathing."

-Suzette Mayr, The Sleeping Car Porter

Cover of On the Ravine by Vincent Lam

15. On the Ravine

By: Vincent Lam

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling, Giller Prize-winning author of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures comes an exqui… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • book club
  • canada
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16. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Johns's Bad Cree book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

Cover of All the Colour in the World by C.S. Richardson

17. All the Colour in the World

By: C.S. Richardson

3.74

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The story of the restorative power of art in one man's life, set against the sweep of the twentieth… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Richardson's All the Colour in the World book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) by Kate   Hilton

18. Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Hilton

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a communit… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hilton's Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Denison Avenue by Christina Wong

19. Denison Avenue

By: Christina Wong

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more

Similar categories in Christina Wong's Denison Avenue book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of Reuniting With Strangers: A Novel by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

20. Reuniting With Strangers: A Novel

By: Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the work of Souvankham Thammavongsa, Catherine Hernandez and Wayson Choy, this unforget… read more

Similar categories in Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio's Reuniting With Strangers: A Novel book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of The Story of Us by Catherine  Hernandez

21. The Story of Us

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bo… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hernandez's The Story of Us book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of We Meant Well by Erum Shazia Hasan

22. We Meant Well

By: Erum Shazia Hasan

4.05

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who de… read more

Similar categories in Erum Shazia Hasan's We Meant Well book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada by Michelle Good

23. Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

By: Michelle Good

4.44

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Abold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experi… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Good's Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • canada
Cover of The Islands: Stories by Dionne Irving

24. The Islands: Stories

By: Dionne Irving

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Powerful stories that explore the legacy of colonialism, and issues of race, immigration, sexual di… read more

Similar categories in Dionne Irving's The Islands: Stories book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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25. All the Quiet Places

By: Brian Thomas Isaac

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Brian Isaac's powerful debut novel All the Quiet Places is the coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, a… read more

Similar categories in Brian Thomas Isaac's All the Quiet Places book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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26. In the Upper Country

By: Kai Thomas

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The fates of two unforgettable women--one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic by Adam Shoalts

27. Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic

By: Adam Shoalts

4.32

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

From Canada’s most accomplished adventurer and storyteller comes a gripping journey into the vastne… read more

Similar categories in Adam Shoalts's Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • canada
Cover of The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin  Chong

28. The Double Life of Benson Yu

By: Kevin Chong

3.54

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This work of metafiction follows a graphic novelist losing control of his own narrative as he attem… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Chong's The Double Life of Benson Yu book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation by Andrew Stobo Sniderman

29. Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

By: Andrew Stobo Sniderman

4.54

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliationDivided by a beautiful valley and 150 yea… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Stobo Sniderman's Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • canada
Cover of Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

30. Dandelion

By: Jamie Chai Yun Liew

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Chai Yun Liew's Dandelion book and Sheila Murray's Finding Edward

  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Junie by Chelene Knight

31. Junie

By: Chelene Knight

3.78

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Longlisted for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction A riveting exploration of the complexity w… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction

11 must-read adult fiction books like Finding Edward by Sheila Murray

Transform Your Habits

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Snow Road Station

Elizabeth Hay

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Closer by Sea

Perry Chafe

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Theory of Crows

David Alexander Robertson

3.89

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21 must-read fiction books like The Adversary by Michael Crummey

Transform Your Habits

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Librarianist

Patrick deWitt

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Rage the Night

Donna Morrissey

3.97

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