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Janet Trull

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry

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Janet Trull lives in the Haliburton Highlands, a land of blue lakes and rocky shores. In 2026, with the publication of Canadian Saint (Blue Denim Press) she adds to her critically acclaimed written works. With small town settings and big world themes, her stories examine the tension in relationships during times of social and cultural change.
A graduate of English at McMaster University, Trull focused on literacy throughout her career as an educator, a workshop leader and a writing instructor. Her essays, professional writing and short stories have appeared in a wide variety of publications.

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Average rating: 4.48 · 82 ratings · 26 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	End of the Line 4.61 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something's Burning 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Town: And Other Stories 4.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once a Storm: Grief (From the Heart, 2) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canadian Saint it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why I wrote Canadian Saint.

I am increasingly interested in the way memory changes as we age. Our commitment to childhood beliefs is hard to shake. So, when I started developing my characters for Canadian Saint, I wanted to examine the relationship between two young girls who experienced a shared childhood tragedy. Cynthia buried her regrets in a story about a saint, leaving Faye to carry the burden of atonement for them bot Read more of this blog post »

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My disappointment was perhaps due to my high expectations. I struggled with travelling between alternate realities and the characters with different identities. I lost the plot on audio, but I persisted and got the book so I could reread the confusin ...more
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Are Southern women really this cartoonish? Meet the evil Orphanage director. The naive sister who marries for money. The drunk who drives her kind-hearted husband to suicide. The sweet old matriarch. Not to mention a supporting cast of black maids and ...more
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It's worthwhile to get the audio version of this book. Listen to the familiar voice of Carol Off as she explains the origins of political vocabulary and how it has changed through thousands of years. I kept thinking, wow, okay, this historical perspe ...more
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There is something lonely and beautiful in the Scottish landscape, and in the prose Stuart finds to describe it. The drenching rain is as isolating as the heart of a young gay man, forced to return home to care for his Granny. A wonderful follow-up t ...more
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