Butterfly Lovers
"The Last House of Ulster" appeared in 1995, the year Foran relocated with his family to Peterborough, Ontario. It told the story of the Irish Troubles from the point of view of a North Belfast family. Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award, the book won the QSPELL Award for best work of non-fiction by a Quebec writer. He was awarded the QSPELL again in 1997 for his second novel, "Butterfly Lovers", a story set in Montreal and Beijing. He and his family spent 1997–1998 in Hong Kong. A French translation of "Butterfly Lovers" appeared in 1999 under the title "Amants".