Books published by publisher Omnibus Press

NeyashingA novel of magic realism on the prairies The small river churns like a mad thing through the escarpment before falling to the valley below. It calms itself slightly, and widens as it approaches Neyashing. The sheer exuberance of this place is at odds with the prairie surrounding it – and in perfect harmony with the people who live there.Claude Laroche is the policeman. Hubert Martin is the mayor. And Hubert’s wife Maria runs the local garage. In any other small town in south Manitoba, they would sort through their daily business without many bumps. But this is Neyashing, an anomaly of a place where history intrudes on the present and cultures collide. Surrounded by a cast of characters bursting with opinions, Claude, Hubert, and Maria grapple with their worldview as everything around them transforms. David Suderman shows us the joys, sorrows, and magic at the heart of a changing Canada in a novel that brims with warmth and humanity.

At 15, Lene is questioning everything. She is sick of the compulsory League of German Girls' meetings, and everyone being made to fight for a final victory that never seems to come. She is in love with Ludwig who lives upstairs and listens to enemy broadcasts. Like Lene, he rejects the war and the endless Nazi indoctrination. But he has caught the attention of his ruthless Hitler Youth squad leader, Kurt. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, Lene has to watch every step, every word to protect those she loves. When Ludwig is ordered to the Eastern Front, can Lene and Ludwig hold on to their promise to one another and resurface from the darkness of the abyss in post-war Berlin?