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2006., Greystone Books ; Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West Call No: 799.2 M586m Edition: 1st English language ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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c1998., Penumbra Press Call No: QWF 759.11 S652c Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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c1988., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: 971.4 A1325c c.2 Availability:2 of 2 At Your Library
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c2014., Adult, Talonbooks Call No: QWF Fic Tre Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Desrosiers diaspora Volume: 2Summary Note: The second part of the diaspora of the Desrosiers tells the story, in parallel, of Maria and Nana, mother and daughter, in the early years of 20th century Montréal with the determination to rebuild their lives, thinking that happiness lies elsewhere.
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1992., Everyman's Library Call No: Fic Dic Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryOnline study guide Series Title: Penguin classicsSummary Note: Great Expectations is written in a semi-autobiographical style and is the story of the orphan Pip, writing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood and trying to be a gentleman along the way. Novel follows Pip's development through life after an early meeting with the escaped convict Abel Magwitch, who he treats kindly despite his fear. His unpleasant sister and her humorous and friendly blacksmith husband, Joe, bring him up. Crucial to his development as an individual is his introduction to Miss Havisham, a now aging woman who has given up on life after being jilted at the altar. Cruelly, Havisham has brought up her daughter Estella to revenge her own pain and so as Pip falls in love with Estella she is made to torture him in romance. Aspiring to be a gentleman despite his humble beginnings, Pip seems to achieve the impossible by receiving a fund of wealth from an unknown source and being sent to London with the lawyer Jaggers. He is employed but eventually loses everything and Estella marries another. His benefactor turns out to have been Magwitch and his future existence is based upon outgrowing the great expectations and returning to Joe and honest laout. Eventually he is reunited with Estella.
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1985., Missionnaires oblats de Marie Immaculée Call No: 971.4 D592i Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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1936., The Macmillian company of Canada limited Call No: 971.417 B233k Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2013., General, Arsenal Pulp Press Call No: IND Fic Fon Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The author depicts a community of nomadic hunters and fishers, and of hard-working mothers and their children, enduring a harsh, sometimes cruel reality with quiet dignity.
