This month we are reviewing the book Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
1987. The only person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus is her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can be herself only in Finn’s company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June’s world is turned upside down. But Finn’s death brings a surprise acquaintance into June’s life. At the funeral, June notices a strange man lingering just beyond the crowd. A few days later, she receives a package in the mail containing a beautiful teapot she recognizes from Finn’s apartment, and a note from Toby, the stranger, asking for an opportunity to meet. As the two begin to spend time together, June realizes she’s not the only one who misses Finn, and that this unexpected friend just might be the one she needs the most.
Reviews
“Tell the Wolves I’m Home is the first book written by author Carol Rifka Brunt. It tells the story of 14 year old June who is dealing with the death of her adored uncle Finn. Through a friendship she develops with Toby, her uncle’s “special friend” she discovers things about herself, her uncle, the rest of her family, and what true friendship is all about. This book covers a wide range of emotions from grief, to love, to distrust , to caring , to name just a few. It will open your eyes to see both strangers and people you know, in a different way.” – Review by Carolynn
Book of the Month
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Tell the Wolves I’m Home is available at London Drugs along with many other great titles.
Whether you’re looking to get sexy or sentimental with your Valentine, London Drugs has the gifts and gear to make your loved one’s heart aflutter. Make this Valentine’s Day one to remember with these gift ideas.
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Sensual & Sentimental
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Savory or Sweet
Express your love by choosing that perfect romantic greeting card that says it all, or be sweet to your Valentine with gifts of decadent chocolates. These classic Valentine’s Day gifts are the perfect way to let your loved one know you care.
London Drugs is honoured to be one of the eight ways that Canadians can make some noise against bullying this Pink Shirt Day on February 26, 2014. Official Pink Shirt Day t-shirts are available in-store at London Drugs locations across Western Canada with net proceeds benefiting CKNW Orphans’ Fund in support of Boys & Girls Clubs Anti-Bullying programs. For the seventh year, London Drugs is building awareness of this powerful campaign by being the exclusive retailer of the official Anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day shirts at all 78 London Drugs locations. Youth and organizations continue to support Pink Shirt Day following the stand of two grade 12 Nova Scotia students In 2007. The students took action after witnessing a grade 9 student being bullied for wearing pink to school and encouraged their schoolmates to wear pink to send a message against bullying. Since then wearing pink shirts has sent a powerful message that Bullying Stops Here.
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This month we are reviewing the book He’s Gone by Deb Caletti
He’s Gone by Deb Caletti
The Sunday morning starts like any other, aside from the slight hangover. Dani Keller wakes up on her Seattle houseboat, a headache building behind her eyes from the wine she drank at a party the night before. But on this particular Sunday morning, she’s surprised to see that her husband, Ian, is not home. As the hours pass, Dani fills her day with small things. But still, Ian does not return. Irritation shifts to worry, worry slides almost imperceptibly into panic. And then, like a relentless blackness, the terrible realization hits Dani: He’s gone.
As the police work methodically through all the logical explanations – he’s hurt, he’s run off, he’s been killed – Dani searches frantically for a clue as to whether Ian is in fact dead or alive. And, slowly, she unpacks their relationship, holding each moment up to the light: from its intense, adulterous beginning, to the grandeur of their new love, to the difficulties of forever. She examines all the sins she can – and cannot – remember. As the days pass, Dani will plumb the depths of her conscience, turning over and revealing the darkest of her secrets in order to discover the hard truth – about herself, her husband, and their lives together.
Reviews
“I found this book to be very emotional. I connected and identified with Dani from the very beginning. I wasn’t expecting such a page turner. Probably because I could not figure out how it was going to end. Just when I thought I did, something happened to steer it in another direction. It’s one of those books that stays in your mind long after you put it down, so you can’t wait to get back into it again to find out what actually happened. It was eloquently written and thought provoking.” – Review by Susie
“This book started with a really great idea and in general had a good storyline but I found the main character, Dani, a bit frustrating. I kept wishing I could shake some sense into her. I didn’t like that she spends a lot of time either feeling sorry for herself or making excuses for the people that are treating her poorly. I wasn’t sure if she really missed him or if she was more concerned about how his disappearance reflected on her. I finished it because I wanted to know how it would end, but it turned out I had predicted it correctly in the first chapter. A good read but I just wasn’t a fan of the character.” – Review by Kelly
Book of the Month
Every month we will be featuring a new book to be showcased in our Book of the Month. Staff members and friends will be reading the book and posting their reviews. We’d love to hear what you thought of these books as well. Post your comments and let us know.
One man’s plight inspires over five million people to improve their health and reboot their lives!
For nearly a decade, Australian business man Joe Cross battled with debilitating autoimmune disease symptoms, suffered from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and pre-diabetic conditions until embarking on a holistic mission to rid himself of medication and “reboot” his life. For 60 days, Joe set-off on a medically supervised juicing cleanse that helped him shed more than 80 pounds, freed him of medication dependency and inspired millions of people through his film, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, to follow his lead and Reboot their own lives.
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