In an effort to read new-to-me Canadian authors, I picked up one of the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists, Sarah Selecky and her collection of short stories entitled This Cake is for the Party, and spent the weekend delightfully enmeshed in her tales of urban and small-town fiction. This is not your typical prairie harvest CanLit.
Selecky writes in a number of voices, tackling both female and male points of view. Relationships are the focal point of her work and she explores how we relate to each other in very unique ways – like looking through a microscope she brings us to the heart of each relationship, examining its strengths and conflicts in thought-provoking ways.
This is a small collection of stories that left me wanting a whole lot more Selecky. Her characters are endearing, quirky, wonderful and lovingly brought to life through the simplest details of life. In some instances, specifically with Standing up for Janey, I felt the story ended too abruptly and I was left yearning to know what happens next. This is the magic of Selecky, who has a terrific gift for storytelling and if you haven’t read her yet, do so at once!! You won’t be disappointed.
I very much enjoyed my CanLit read for January, discovering a new-to-me author I’m dying to read more of.
Till next time, happy reading!
L J
| TBR = 3 | WPL = 1 |
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