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Philosophers' Cafe
What's the role of the book in today's electronic world? Join us for this free event presented in partnership with SFU Continuing Studies, Wednesday, May 22, at Bob Prittie Metrotown. More...
Spring into summer at McGill
Spring into summer at McGill! Burnaby librarians present fast-paced reviews of fiction for spring and summer, Thursday, May 23 at McGill. More...
What's the Latest in Fiction
What's the Latest in Fiction Find the hottest titles from all your favourite bestselling authors. More...
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Twenty-eight-year-old Ruth Gilmartin returns to Oxford after learning that someone is trying to kill her mother, Sally, who is actually Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian émigré who was recruited for the British Secret Service in 1939.

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