false 265535 1 1 474662 0316834998 9780316834995 6 <![CDATA[Certainty: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175054765m/474662.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175054765s/474662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/474662.Certainty_A_Novel 3.69 26 As a child, Gail's father, Matthew Lim, lived in a Malaysian village occupied by the Japanese. He and his beloved Ani wandered the jungle fringe under the terrifying shadow of war. The war shattered their families, splitting the two apart until a brief reunion years later. Matthew's profound connection to Ani and the life-changing secrets they shared cast a shadow that, later still, Matthew's wife, Clara, desperately sought to understand.

Gail's journey to unravel the mystery of her parents' lives takes her to Amsterdam, where she unearths more about this mysterious other woman. But as Gail approaches the truth, Ani's story will bring Gail face-to-face, with the untold mysteries of her own life.

Vivid, poignant, and written in understated yet powerful prose, CERTAINTY is a novel about the legacies of loss, the dislocations of war, and the timeless redemption afforded by love.

]]> 265535 3.49 70 22 2006 961911 0771085117 9780771085116 6 <![CDATA[Simple Recipes]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179841498m/961911.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179841498s/961911.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/961911.Simple_Recipes 3.48 21 Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award, and a Regional Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book

Longing, familiarity, and hope suffuse these stories as they mine the charged territory of relationships – subtly weaving in conflicts between generations and cultures. Madeleine Thien’s characters in some way want to make amends, to understand the events that have shaped their lives. A young woman searches back in time for the pivotal moment when her family lost faith in itself. Two sisters keep a vigil outside their former house, hoping their long-absent mother will appear one last time. A wife helps her husband grieve for the woman he has loved since childhood. A daughter remembers the simple ritual she once shared with her father and the moment when her unconditional love for him was called into question. Compassionate and revealing, delicate and wise, these stories chart the uneven progress of love and lay bare the heartbreaking truths at the core of our closest bonds.]]> 265535 3.49 70 22 2001 1384174 1552852059 9781552852057 0 <![CDATA[The Chinese Violin]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183150843m/1384174.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183150843s/1384174.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1384174.The_Chinese_Violin 3.00 1 When Lin Lin and her father immigrate to Canada from China, they bring with them one of their most treasured possessions - a traditional Chinese violin. From the beauty of their new country to the uneasiness of not fitting in, this violin sees them through all their experiences, good and bad. One day, however, a terrible misfortune occurs when the Chinese violin is broken.

<h3>Awards</h3> <ul> <li> Our Choice (Awarded by the Canadian Children's Book Centre)
2003 - The Chinese Violin (an Our Choice Starred Selection)</ul></ul>]]> 265535 3.49 70 22 2001 6660477 0 <![CDATA[Certainty: A Novel]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6660477-certainty 0.0 0 265535 3.49 70 22 2007 7022419 0641869347 9780641869341 0 <![CDATA[Simple Recipes]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7022419-simple-recipes 0.0 0 265535 3.49 70 22 2003 6434587 9789041411136 0 <![CDATA[Zekerheid]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241008657m/6434587.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241008657s/6434587.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6434587-zekerheid 0.0 0
Madeleine Thiens indrukwekkende roman is het relaas over drie generaties binnen een familie, dat zich afspeelt in Azië, Amerika en Nederland. Het verhaal begint met de plostelinge dood van Gail, een jonge Canadese radiojournaliste. Haar man Ansel ontdekt dat het laatste project waaraan zijn vrouw bezig was, verweven is met haar eigen verleden. Gail was het kind van Aziatische immigranten, wier leven is getekend door de Japanse bezetting. Tijdens het onderzoek dat ze voor haar werk doet, probeert ze het verleden van haar voorouders te reconstrueren. Haar zoektocht brengt haar bij de Nederlandse fotograaf Sipke Vermeulen, die de oorlog in Nederlands-Indië meemaakte en leden van Gails familie gekend heeft. Ook Gails vader Matthew is getekend door de geschiedenis. Als jongen zag hij hoe zijn vader door de Japanners werd vermoord. Later ziet hij zich gedwongen zijn grote liefde Ani achter te laten in Jakarta. En dan is er nog het verhaal van Ansel, die tijdens zijn rouw om Gail geconfronteerd wordt met alles wat niet meer valt te veranderen, en daarmee in het reine moet zien te komen.]]> 265535 3.49 70 22 2006 6309069 3630872603 9783630872605 0 <![CDATA[Einfache Rezepte]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6309069.Einfache_Rezepte 0.0 0 265535 3.49 70 22 2008 6309068 3630872549 9783630872544 0 <![CDATA[Jene Sehnsucht nach Gewissheit]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6309068.Jene_Sehnsucht_nach_Gewissheit 0.0 0 265535 3.49 70 22 2007 1384175 2715223447 9782715223448 0 <![CDATA[Une recette toute simple]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183150844m/1384175.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183150844s/1384175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1384175.Une_recette_toute_simple 0.0 0 265535 3.49 70 22 2004