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In Alexandre Chenevert, the Montreal bank teller trapped by his narrow environment and acutely aware of his loneliness, Gabrielle Roy has created a vivid and poignant portrait of an ordinary man and his attempts to transcend his circumstances and his fate.

Set in 1947 amid the crumbled dreams of the post-War world, and drawing on modern themes of personal alienation and of the restorative force of nature, The Cashier is a tour de force of characterization and empathy by a literary virtuoso.
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Gabrielle Roy is the internationally renowned Canadian author who earned many prestigious awards for her works, which were translated in 15 languages. She also received New Yorks Literary Guild Award for her novel The Tin Flute.

Gabrielle Roy drew heavily on the landscapes and places that characterized her childhood in the prairie province of Manitoba. This commemorative book illustrates the primary countryscapes that influenced her work. ... Read more

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Many of the highly praised bibliographies that make up The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors are also available in individual author reprints. Separately bound and covered, each bibliography concentrates on one major Canadian author. ... Read more

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Chapters: Neelin High School, Saint John's Cathedral Boys' School, École/collège Régional Gabrielle-Roy, Otter Nelson River School, R. D. Parker Collegiate, Riverton Collegiate Institute, Gimli High School, Carman Collegiate, Centre Scolaire Léo-Rémillard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Neelin High School is a high school in Brandon, Manitoba, west-central Canada. Neelin Composite High School opened in January 1957. The school was named after Thomas Addison Neelin, the Superintendent of the Brandon Schools from 1924 to 1950. Comp. High, as it came to be known, offered an academic program of studies along with Industrial Vocational, Business Education and Occupational Entrance Courses. The school motto "Cum Manu et Capite" (with Hand and Mind) reflects this early program mix. The school functioned as a composite high school until 1974, when the Industrial Vocational, Business Education along with the Occupational Entrance courses were transferred over to Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School. Composite, was shortly thereafter removed from the title of the school, leaving T.A. Neelin High School. Through the ensuing years it has come to be known as Neelin High School, or more simply, Neelin. It offers programs in both French immersion and English. Neelin High School has offered an IB Diploma Programme since May 2006 in addition to a regular program in Life Skills-Based Education. Neelin High School has a choir program consisting of four choirs, all under the conduction of Ms. Carolyn Gwyer. Neelin's sports teams are known as the "Neelin Spartans". Neelin's French name is "L'École Secondaire Neelin". The school is public and funded by the province. (http://www.brandonsd.mb.ca/neelin) In 2002, during Mr. Malazdrewicz's first year as principal,...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20328011 ... Read more

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Chapters: Gabrielle Roy, Jonathan Toews, Laurent Desjardins, Marc-Amable Girard, Kevin Lamoureux, Gildas Molgat, Ed Bruneteau, Lucille Starr, Roger Teillet, Marcel Boulic, Ron Duhamel, Edmond Prefontaine, Albert Prefontaine, Denis Rocan, Raymond Simard, Joseph Bernier, Gisele Mackenzie, Francis Lawrence Jobin, Laurent Piche, Aimé Bénard, Jean René Allard, Ron Lemieux, Louis Deniset, Marcel Laurendeau, Denise Savoie, Mud Bruneteau, Neil Gaudry, Gerry Mercier, Daniel Lavoie, Norbert Provencher, Joseph Hamelin, Aimé Adam, Jean-Baptiste Lauzon, Rene Toupin, Gerry Ducharme, Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Joseph-Philippe Guay, Gilles Marchildon, Christian Chartier, J. P. Vigier, Maurice Baudoux, Gerard Lecuyer, Arthur Boivin, Albert Vielfaure, Gilles Roch, Franco-Manitoban, Maxime Goulet, Laurier Régnier, Maria Chaput, Joseph Provencher, Randy Dutiaume, Jacques Parent, Joseph Lusignan, Roger Savoie, Cathy Gauthier, Gabriel Girard, Edmond Brodeur, Joseph Dumas, Micheline Marchildon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 165. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jonathan Bryan Toews (pronounced ; born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and team captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), and is currently the youngest full captain in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Blackhawks in 200708 and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. The following season, he was named team captain, becoming the third youngest captain in NHL history at the age of 20. Toews competes internationally for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships, 2007 World Championships ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5616697 ... Read more