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★ Heroes

By Ray Robertson

Set against the backdrop of American minor hockey and suburban Toronto, Ray Robertson’s second novel, Heroes, is a pleasurable read, even for the non-sports fan. Peter Bayle is an Etobicoke-born philosophy grad student who, in ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Touched

By Jodi Lundgren

Jodi Lundgren’s debut novel is the story of a slow motion freak-out, a young woman’s flailing descent into mental illness. It’s a powerful, even painful read – not only because of Lundgren’s skill at conveying ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Peony Season

By Sarah Klassen

In her impressive first collection of short stories, Sarah Klassen, a Mennonite writer based in Winnipeg, explores human spirituality through a series of meditative portraits of contemporary life in southern Manitoba.The title story exemplifies Klassen’s ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Afterimage

By Helen Humphreys

It is daunting to review a book as accomplished as Helen Humphreys’ second novel, Afterimage. One scarcely knows how to do justice to prose of such sharp beauty, characters of such astonishing complexity, settings so ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels