Islands West: Stories from the Coast

Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada: Oolichan Books, 2001. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" X 8 1/4. Weston, W. P. - Cover. 420 Pages. Little read book with a front cover/spine reading crease. No other marks or stamps on the bright book with a faultless interior. This important and overdue colleciton of stories sweeps the range of Candadian west coast writers --- from the unnique and powerful voices of internationally recognized writers to the indelible authenticity of emerging voices. The stories reach from the southern tip of Vancouver island to the northern coast -- with links to differenct countries, contineents, and hemispheres. But it is in its range of story and storytellers that Islands West defines us, reafffirms us, and opens us to new possibilitie. Here's where we've been, these ficitons seem to say, here's where we are, and here's where we're headed. Writers included are: Hodgins, Thien, Gartner, Robeerts Mootoo, Young Hindmarch, Logan Potvin, Fjellgaard, Thomas, Frasere, Adderson, Bowering Robinson, Svendsen, Lyon Jarman, Flood, Harris Lagah, Bowering, Guppy, Lau, Cojjpton, Smith, Page, Taylor, Windley, and Munro. Here are just some of the titles: Four Days from Oregon, Measuring Death in Column Inches, A Garden of Her Own, Yellow with Black Horns, Being Audited, Traplines, Marine Life, Joe in the Afterlife, Fishing Veronica Lake, Fresh Girls, Cortest Island, and more.