Lois Simmie

• Jan-1981
• / General Fiction
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• Oct-1996
• / General Fiction
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One rainy night, a stray cat seeks refuge in a warm and cozy hotel. There's no way he can stay, the manager warns. As soon as the rain stops, he has to leave! But before he's put back out on the street, the irresistable cat charms guests and staff al...

• Jan-1999
• / General Fiction
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Pictures is Lois Simmie's second short story collection. A longing for tranquillity and a compassion for human beings - the impatient little girl, the anxious secretary, the desolate alcoholic - suffuse these stories.

With the same warmth...

• Sep-2002
• / General Fiction
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On a dark and soggy night, a bedraggled cat finds its way into the ivy-covered Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver's fashionable West End. Before long, Mister Got To Go has become not only a fixture at the hotel but a valuable employee.

• Jan-2003
• / Literary
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In Simmie's trademark style, this sweeping new novel is the funny, sad and engaging story of a shattered family's attempt to figure out where exactly each member fits.Matthew's a burned-out, recovering alcoholic ex-newspaperman who finds himself almo...

• Mar-2004
• / Romance
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In Simmie's trademark style, this sweeping new novel is the funny, sad and engaging story of a shattered family's attempt to figure out where exactly each member fits.

Matthew's a burned-out, recovering alcoholic ex-newspaperman who finds hi...

• Mar-2014
• / Action Adventure
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Got to Go has made his home at the Sylvia Hotel for seven years now. And it is the best home a cat could wish for! There was always a comfy lobby chair or a warm windowsill to sleep on and a nice bit of fish from the kitchen. Mister Fisher, the mana...

• Dec-2014
• / Suspense
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John Wilson came to Canada from Scotland in 1912, leaving his wife and family with the promise to return in a year. In 1914 he joined the Mounties, and while stationed in Saskatchewan village, he caught TB and fell hopelessly in love with the young w...