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“The Collingwood Series is Canadian historical fiction at its best…Readers are in for an extraordinary read that blends a coming-of-age experience with a window into Canadian culture, race relations of the 1950s, romance, and a young immigrant's ability to persevere against all odds.” - Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review During the 1950s, 14-year-old Tao Wen Shun, the trustworthy son of an educated Chinese family, flees China, leaving his home and family behind — but what awaits him in Canada? Nothing could prepare Wen Shun for the unexpected challenges he experiences in this ...

In Burden of Conscience, the fourth novel in the Collingwood Series, Winson's life is in a tranquil period. However, his family in China is faced with strife, hardship, and a bleak future. Yearning to be reunited with them, Winson is faced with choices that will complicate and endanger the lives of everyone he loves. His mother made him promise not to look back at his life in Hangzhou because his future would be in Canada. But, if he keeps that promise, will his family survive? Conscience is the voice and mirror of our soul. Will a time come when Winson must choose an uncertain direction ...

Unpunished Crimes, the third novel in the Collingwood Series, finds Winson’s wife, Caitlin, pregnant and missing. How will Winson find her and cope with hostile circumstances? "As moral and ethical conundrums arise, Winson begins to see the kinds of choices and their consequences as elements that could challenge and ultimately change not only his world but society as a whole." - Donovan's Literary Services "The Collingwood Series is Canadian historical fiction at its best." - Midwest Book Review Fans of Celeste Ng’s Our Missing Hearts, Lisa See’s Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, and ...

“A poignant, evocative, and engaging read…” - The Prairies Book Review “A wide-ranging novel that will provide much food for thought and discussion among any with an interest in the foundations of courage, convictions about equality for all, and how a nation handles (or mishandles) its immigrant influx and their absorption in and contributions to society.” – Midwest Book Review An Unexpected Father, the second novel in the Collingwood Series, continues the extraordinary story of the young boy who was forced to leave his home country of China for Canada to escape the terrors of ...