Knopf Canada
The Birth House
Editors' choice
This novel, already and deservedly a best-seller in Canada, tells the story of Dora Rare and her struggles to…
Boudica: Dreaming the Serpent Spear
In this, the last of the Boudica quartet, the Boudica (“Bringer of Victory”) struggles to recover from a Roman flogging.…
The Tiger Claw
Set in World War II Europe, this novel is “inspired by” the life of Noor Inayat Khan – code name…
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