Henning Mankell: Daniel

Written by on January 11, 2011 - 0 Comments
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Mankell-Daniel

2010 was the year of the Dragon Tattoo, or so it seemed.  Steig Larsson’s three novels starring Lisbeth were everywhere.  They dominated all bestseller lists, Swedish movies of them showed up on North American shores, Warner Bros announced that they would be making their own version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo starring James Bond [...]

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Jean Auel – Land Of Painted Caves

Written by on January 5, 2011 - 0 Comments
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Auel-LandOfPaintedCaves

Long ago my wife was reading Jean Auel books.  They didn’t seem like my style and I didn’t give them much thought.  Who wants to read about Neanderthal/Cro-Magnon conflicts anyhow?   For some reason, however, I remember picking up the first book, Clan of the Cave Bear and I couldn’t put it down.  The characters were [...]

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New Event Photos In Our Photo Gallery

Written by on December 10, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Fraser

We’ve just added photos from our recent visit with Kerry Fraser, NHL referee and another set from an event held at the Morrin Center with the editors of Bard of Wolfe’s Army.  To see these galleries, click here. Kerry’s book, Final Call as well as Bard of the Wolfe’s Army would make great Christmas gifts.   [...]

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Winner: Gold Diggers Book Giveaway

Written by on November 26, 2010 - 1 Comment
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Grey-GoldDiggers

We have a winner in the Gold Diggers book giveaway.  Julie Gagnon has won…AGAIN! This is the second time Julie has won, and we thank her for her participation here on the La Maison Anglaise website.  We’ll be starting a new book giveaway soon.  Participation is easy.  Winning is fun.  Just ask Julie.

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New Book Giveaway: Gold Diggers

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Grey-GoldDiggers

It’s time for another book giveaway. I hope everyone is enjoying these as much as we enjoy doing them. This time the book is Charlotte Grey’s Gold Diggers If you’re unfamiliar with this book it’s the story of the Yukon Gold Rush through the intimate lives of six extraordinary people: the saintly priest Father Judge; [...]

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