The American Fiancée
By: Éric Dupont
3.94
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
In this extraordinary breakout novel—a rich, devastatingly humorous epic of one unforgettable famil…
Want to Read $ 6.99"Money's no good to you in the bank, in a safe, or under a mattress. Money needs to be in circulation, needs to help people do things. You can't just stand by if your brother's thirsty. Your glass is full? You give him half. You have a slice of pie left? You cut it in two. Do you see, Madeleine? Mom doesn't think like that because they were poor when she was growing up. But poverty begins in the mind. You're not poor."-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
"Money's no good to you in the bank, in a safe, or under a mattress. Money needs to be in circulation, needs to help people do things. You can't just stand by if your brother's thirsty. Your glass is full? You give him half. You have a slice of pie left? You cut it in two. Do you see, Madeleine? Mom doesn't think like that because they were poor when she was growing up. But poverty begins in the mind. You're not poor."-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
"Delicious aromas wafted in from the kitchen. Eggs, Father Cousineau was quite certain, and unless he was mistaken, fresh bread, baked beans, cretons, some kind of pork glistening with fat, and a full and generous teapot were standing by. The American girl was at work. He noted happily that everyone in the Lamontagne family appeared to have gained weight, even though Lent had just ended. Well-rounded cheeks, tight clothes, generous bosoms... Old Ma Madeleine's sons and daughters had spent an anti-Lent to which the American cook's arrival was surely no stranger. The breakfast table had not yet been cleared when Madeleine the American asked the priest to take a seat. "Please, Father..." She disappeared into the kitchen, returning with a plate piled high with pancakes, eggs, and slices of ham. All swimming in a half-inch of maple syrup."-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
"Delicious aromas wafted in from the kitchen. Eggs, Father Cousineau was quite certain, and unless he was mistaken, fresh bread, baked beans, cretons, some kind of pork glistening with fat, and a full and generous teapot were standing by. The American girl was at work. He noted happily that everyone in the Lamontagne family appeared to have gained weight, even though Lent had just ended. Well-rounded cheeks, tight clothes, generous bosoms... Old Ma Madeleine's sons and daughters had spent an anti-Lent to which the American cook's arrival was surely no stranger. The breakfast table had not yet been cleared when Madeleine the American asked the priest to take a seat. "Please, Father..." She disappeared into the kitchen, returning with a plate piled high with pancakes, eggs, and slices of ham. All swimming in a half-inch of maple syrup."-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
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1. Nous étions le sel de la mer (Enquêteur Moralès /Detective Morales, #1)
By: Roxanne Bouchard
3.70
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
« C'est Vital. Ça a l'air qu'il a ramassé un cadavre dans ses filets. Il l'a dit dans sa radio. Tu … read more
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2. Le Plongeur
By: Stéphane Larue
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Nous sommes a Montreal au debut de l'hiver 2002. Le narrateur n'a pas vingt ans. Il aime Clive Bark… read more
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3. La femme qui fuit
By: Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
4.00
Format: None pages,
Anais Barbeau-Lavalette n'a pas connu la mere de sa mere. De sa vie, elle ne savait que tres peu de… read more
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4. Royal
By: Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
La faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal est le dépotoir de l’humanité. Tu le sais : t’en es… read more
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5. La Déesse des mouches à feu
By: Geneviève Pettersen
3.54
Format: 317 pages,
*La deesse des mouches a feu*, c'est Catherine, quatorze ans, l'adolescence allee chez le diable. C… read more
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6. Montréal-Nord
By: Mariana Mazza
3.72
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
C’est l’histoire d’une petite fille trop sensible nommée Mariana, mais aussi un touchant hommage à … read more
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7. Haute démolition
By: Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard
4.06
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
Haute démolition, c’est l’histoire de Raph, humoriste en devenir, tout juste sorti de l’École natio… read more
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8. Là où je me terre
By: Caroline Dawson
4.38
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Valparaíso, décembre 1986, tremblement de terre entre les quatre murs d’une maison. Un homme et une… read more
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"Parce que c'est ma mère, elle qui a sacrifié chacun de ses jours et plusieurs de ses nuits pour me voir libérée des servilités et soumissions qui étaient les siennes, qui a souahaité le plus ma réuss…"-Caroline Dawson, Là où je me terre
9. Ce que je sais de toi
By: Éric Chacour
4.43
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Dans le Caire des années 1980, un jeune médecin suit un destin tracé pour lui. Entre son dispensair… read more
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"Le jour, ses mains en prolongement des tiennes sur le corps des patients. La nuit, son corps en prolongement du tien sous tes mains impatientes."-Éric Chacour, Ce que je sais de toi
10. Mélasse de fantaisie
By: Francis Ouellette
4.21
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Rue Poupart, Centre-Sud, décembre 1976. Un nouveau-né échappe aux bras inexpérimentés de sa mère et… read more
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11. La version qui n'intéresse personne
By: Emmanuelle Pierrot
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Elle croyait qu’ici, à l’autre bout du monde, au confluent de la rivière Klondike et du fleuve Yuko… read more
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12. La Reine de rien
By: Geneviève Pettersen
3.63
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
C'est l'histoire d'un couple au moment de son éclatement. Journaliste ambitieuse, prête à tout, mai… read more
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13. Kukum
By: Michel Jean
4.55
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
«C'est un de ces soirs où je trayais les vaches dans la lumière du soleil couchant que je l'ai vu p… read more
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"Péribonka, c'est un chemin creusé par des géants à même le roc. Cette nature indomptée et somptueuse m'a libérée de l'horizon."-Michel Jean, Kukum
"Ce soir d'été, quand je suis arrivée au pâturage, il m'attendait, assis sur la clôture, avec la patience de celui qui se moque du temps qui passe."-Michel Jean, Kukum
14. Le petit astronaute
By: Jean-Paul Eid
4.80
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
Tous les ans, Juliette fait son pèlerinage en vélo dans le quartier de son enfance. Mais cette anné… read more
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15. Rose à l'île
By: Michel Rabagliati
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
À l’été 2017, Rose et son père louent un chalet à l’île Verte, dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent. Pour Paul… read more
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16. Rue Duplessis: Ma petite noirceur
By: Jean-Philippe Pleau
4.36
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
«Juin 2018. J’effectue une entrevue sur les ondes de Radio-Canada avec l’écrivain Édouard Louis. On… read more
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17. Frappabord
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3.80
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Province du Québec, 1942. Sur Grosse-Île, dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent qu’arpentent les sous-marins… read more
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18. Mille secrets mille dangers
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4.01
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Alain épouse Virginie en la crypte de l’oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal. En apparence, ce sera … read more
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19. Comme un long accident de char
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4.20
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Figure bien-connue de l’humour web, ancien chroniqueur vedette du Quotidien de Saguenay et musicien… read more
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21. The American Fiancée
By: Éric Dupont
3.94
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
In this extraordinary breakout novel—a rich, devastatingly humorous epic of one unforgettable famil… read more
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"Money's no good to you in the bank, in a safe, or under a mattress. Money needs to be in circulation, needs to help people do things. You can't just stand by if your brother's thirsty. Your glass is …"-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
"Delicious aromas wafted in from the kitchen. Eggs, Father Cousineau was quite certain, and unless he was mistaken, fresh bread, baked beans, cretons, some kind of pork glistening with fat, and a full…"-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
"The nuns were not the only ones to take an interest in French-Canadian cooking that fall. It was a November evening, a little before the first snow. With both her parents out, Madeleine opened the ca…"-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
"There was definitely a cat and another animal, probably a rabbit, in the shed. Her suspicions were confirmed soon enough. Madeleine lit a candle, its light illuminating a wooden hutch where an enormo…"-Éric Dupont, The American Fiancée
