The Riveter
Joanna McFarlane-Frampton
, Itraa Gold
, Dot Mann
, Mary Montague
, Tanya Blake
, Emily Johansen
, Patricia Johnson
, Prabh Toor
, Jude Castillo
, Brad MULLER
, Darryl Taylor
, Katie Kah
, Ms Bookmarked
, Deana Bueley
, Alanna Virtue
, Agnes Marshall
, Sheila Cornelisse
, Olivier Guérin
, Penny Connolly
, Mitchell Schmidt
, Presley Robertson
, Sarah Dalton
, Sandra Furlotte
, Andrea Pole
, Tracy Johnston
, Marc-André Taillefer
, Kim Carswell
, Marissa Yip-Young
, Carol Brown
, Brittney Warren
, Emily Steiner
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Cheryl Johnson
, diana cao
, Marilyn Stanley
, Ryan Woods
, Rita Osullivan
, Wanda Hearn
, Anita Jones
, Shawna Moodie
, Tami Osato
, toni velthuis
, cassandra schiemann
, Olivia Pellegrino
, Sailaxmi Sahoo
, Dian Anderson
, Wendi Waage
, Paula Adam
, Christine Labelle
, Debra Fisher
, Noelle Walsh
, Sharon Forzley
, Virginia Reddin
, Andrea Gillespie
, Linda Ham
, kristine hibbs
, Chris Carvalho
, Mary Therrien
, Desmond Tsang
, Pippa Turney
, Natasha Andres
, Sara Mody
, Laurie Burns
, Marla Schecter Howard
, Diana Richardson
, joy mills
, Janet Meisner
, Vicki Bedford
, Rodney Cross
, Sharon Bird
, Susan Toy
, jane luce
, Kathryn Galan
, Dana Francoeur
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Maria Mclean
, Kim Cappellina
, C. Ray
, Heather Belliveau
, Zara Garcia-Alvarez
, Donna Gamache
, Susi Lovell
, Melissa Kohlman
, Huguette Lemieux
, Tara Jeles
, Robert Hykawy
, Janette Galan
, Brent van Staalduinen
, Lisa Mallia
, Wendy Houlden
, GLORIA KONELSKY
, BJ Underwood
, Suzanne Nesbitt
, Darlene Foster
, Wayne Harrigan
, Paula Ritchie
, Sarah Van Dyk
, Sara Conway
, Catherine Westerberg
, Benita Hartwell
, Jennifer Beyak
, Margaret McKay
, Liz Carlin
, Karen Lowe
, Mick Mclean
, Barbara Leckie
, Tina May
, Tanis Anne
, Hoda Montazeri
, Lynn Bechtel
, Lisa Bilodeau
, Rosa Cross
, Marilyn Sorensen
, Ken Gilmour
, Laurel Nikolai
, Joe Mitchell
, Amanda Clarke
, Melissa Dingwall
, Karen Kendrick
, Cynthia Heinrichs
, Kristen Johnson
, Christopher Purvis
, Lindsey Andronak
, Ellen Clarke
, Lesley Cameron
, Patricia McKeown
, Sarah McComb
, Marilyn Kaluza Massoud
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Joshua Lewis
, Gwynn Scheltema
, Judith Pearson
, Barry Kazimer
, Sarah Schwartz
, Vivian Thorgeirson
, Janet Hosokawa
, Krista Marryatt
, Sue MacDonald
, Kim Ouimet
, Michelle Arsenault
, Gabrielle Wolfe
, Elle Kishia
, Daniela Rowane Thapa
, Joseph Chirayil
, LJ Law
, Teagan Sedberry
, Lauraine Twilley
, Louise Walsh
, katie locke
, Ashley Pocrnich
, Sherri McKibben
, Meaghan Krygier
, Elizabeth Blondin
, Simran Grover
, Hana Iudin
, Pat Johnston
, Brad Kinchen
, Carol Saponja
, M M English
, Flatbush Library Library
, Joe Titone
, Roland Schigas
, Catherine Young
, Cheryl McKinnon
, Christine Lion
, Lynn Andrews
, Huguette Settle
, Barbara Nickerson
, Susan Jang
, Chris Lantz
, Melissa Poremba
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A cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.
Vancouver, 1942. Josiah Chang arrives in the bustling city ready to serve his country in the war against fascism, but Chinese Canadians are barred from joining the army out of fear they might expect citizenship in return. So, Josiah heads to the shipyard to find work as a riveter, fastening together the ribs and steel plates of Victory ships.
One night, Josiah spots Poppy singing at a navy club. Despite their different backgrounds, they fall for each other instantly and begin a starry-eyed romance that lasts until the harsh reality of their situation is made clear. Determined to prove himself, Josiah takes a train to Toronto where he’s finally given the chance to enlist. After volunteering for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and jumping into Normandy on D-Day, he must fight through the battlefields of Europe to make it back to the woman he loves.
By turns harrowing and exhilarating, The Riveter explores what one man must sacrifice to belong to the only country he has ever called home.
