Howard A Norman

A memoir details the haunting and redemptive events of the author's life, covering such topics as his con-man father's betrayal, the murder-suicide of a houseguest, and his decade spent in the Arctic as a translator of Inuit tales.

In the aftermath of his parents' double suicides for their separate affairs with the same neighbor, Nova Scotia teen Wyatt Hillyer moves in with his uncle, aunt, and beautiful cousin and experiences additional life-changing events that culminate in his fathering of a child.

In 1918, amid war and pandemic, a Nova Scotia murder ignites a reporter's pursuit of the truth as his wife, a war surgeon, becomes unexpectedly entangled.

505 0 Beautiful Quail -- Bird Who Sang Like a Warthog -- Disobedient Pelican Daughter -- Swan-Scholar's Great Secret -- Troll and the Scarf Made of Crows. A collection of folktales from around the world, all of which have a bird as a main character. Annotation. For centuries birds and their magnificent ability to fly have inspired tales of mischief, mystery, and enchantment. In a collection that is as beautiful as it is timeless, award-winning author...