Best Selling Books by Cary Fagan

A new twist on a Russian masterpiece In an unnamed city, in an unnamed country, sometime long ago, there lived a poor but talented scrivener named Gogol. Having only an old and patched topcoat, Gogol spends his life savings on a new warm coat for winter. Gogol’s coat is spectacular – everyone is impressed by it – and the poor boy relishes the first few glorious days in his fashionable coat. But late one night thieves steal the coat right off his back. Using his ingenuity, Gogol is able to track down the thief and recover what is rightfully his. Beautifully-illustrated in rich oils, this book is a delightful new take on Nikolai Gogol’s classic tale.

This isn''t a fairy tale. Valentine Schwartz had it all: his raven-haired girlfriend was the most beautiful girl in school, he came from a rich family, and his best friend, Huddie Rosen, all but worshipped him. But he wasn''t the brightest and was known for making mistakes. And no one could have foreseen him falling off the roof of his high school, in a suit of medieval armour, ending his life at the tender age of seventeen. Huddie Rosen moved on. He went to the University of Tennessee and fell in love with bluegrass music. It leads him to a new life in Europe where he starts a family. But when his family life goes sour, Huddie decides to go back to Toronto for his first visit in twenty-five years. As he begins to reconnect with his old friends, he soon finds himself wrapped up in their lives. It''s a wonder anyone was able to live without him. And as his old and new lives begin to clash, he finds himself wondering which life is better. Valentine''s Fall is a fast-paced, quick-witted novel that explores themes of remembrance, regret, and redemption.

Subtitle: a passionate journey through a changing Toronto. This personal portrait of a city in upheaval shows a polarized social structure which characterizes the new Toronto. The author shows a city divided into the powerful and the powerless, the outrageous and the outraged.

Le cadet d''une fratrie de trois enfants se remémore quelques souvenirs d''enfance avec ses frères. Au menu : bêtises, tendresse, deuil et disputes. [SDM].

Sinopsis: La silla favorita de Nico es pequeña y azul. Se sienta en ella para comer, monta una tienda de campaña alrededor de ella y ¡hasta se duerme encima de ella! Pero Nico crece y su silla se le queda pequeña. La sillita azul pasará de manos en manos y tendrá muchos usos diferentes, hasta que muchos años más tarde volverá a un lugar familiar... En este cuento circular, Cary Fagan ha querido resaltar el valor personal de una sillita azul de madera. En la infancia, algún objeto especial suele adquirir un valor importante para el niño y este recuerdo se perpetúa en la memoria del adulto. ¿Quién no recuerda con cariño algún objeto que le ha acompañado durante años? En este caso, la sillita azul se convierte en el personaje principal de este cuento, adquiriendo diferentes usos según su propietario. Una excusa para viajar a través del mundo, conocer culturas y lugares distintos, y jugar a imaginar los usos diferentes que puede tener una silla. Destacan también en este álbum otros valores, como la generosidad de compartir con los demás, el reciclaje, y la voluntad de dar una nueva vida a los objetos viejos, en vez de usarlos y desecharlos... ''Esta es, en el fondo, una historia romántica: una excelente oportunidad para encontrar valor y utilidad en los artículos de segunda mano y para compartirlos cuando ya no son necesarios''