Historical Novels and Short Stories, Romantic and Contemporary

Discover the first novels (french edition only)

Kenishiro left his native island of Hokkaido in search of a redemption that was never his to claim, but one he inherited: he is Ainu and an orphan.

In search of his right to exist, he enlists in naval aviation. There, he is trained to handle the controls of the suicide planes that young pilots, destined to die for honor, call Ohka—cherry blossom.

When the Empire of the Sun, cornered by a millennium of samurai traditions, deems the sacrifice of its youth acceptable in the dying throes of World War II, Kenishiro takes to the skies to carry out his Jibaku… Yet, he will return very much alive.

After spending four years in prison at the Thunder Bay Penitentiary, an Ontario town on the shores of Lake Superior, Frank discovers that the city where he grew up has hardly changed since his incarceration. As he reconnects with his old acquaintances, he makes the decision to break with his past. Chance leads him to Whitehorse, the small capital of Yukon, a place steeped in a history that has captured the popular imagination with tales of gold prospectors and sled dogs.

It’s neither gold nor sled dogs (well, maybe!) that await him during his first year in Yukon, but rather a long series of choices: finding a job, securing housing, paying taxes… Him, paying taxes! To navigate this new life, he forges friendships with people far removed from his former standards.