When Calls the Heart. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1983 book
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When Calls the Heart
Janette Oke, 1983
TV series vs book
Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr., Anne Wheeler, 2014-2021

The story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high-society life. She receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coal-mining town in Western Canada which is located just south of Robb, Alberta. There, life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Royal Northwest Mounted Police Constable Jack Thornton.


Garage Sale Mysteries. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, Garage Sale Stalker
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Garage Sale Stalker
Suzi Weinert, 2010
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Kristoffer Tabori, 2013-2019

The show centers on Jennifer Shannon, an antiques merchant with a talent for solving murders. Her attention to detail motivates her to contribute to the investigation of these killings, even if it puts her life at risk.


When Calls the Heart. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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When Calls the Heart
Janette Oke, 1983
movie vs book
Michael Landon Jr., 2013

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, receives her first classroom post in a prairie town in the Western Frontier lead by headstrong coalminer widows Abigail and Frances. She is determined to prove to her family that she is brave enough to live on her own, but struggles with her own fears and doubts. When she discovers her late Aunt Elizabeth’s secret diary, Elizabeth learns she was a pioneer woman herself, a teacher in the frontier who struggled with prairie life and fell in love with a Royal Canadian Mountie.