I picked up this book mainly because of the stories being by Canadian Women. I recognized some of the writers names, but had never read anything by them. I rather read a novel than a short story, but as a Canadian woman I felt I need to read these world acclaimed writers. Many of the writers were new to me. Again, I wanted to read what they had to say.

This is a collection of stories about covers a vast area, from childbirth to death and everything in between.

Of course, I enjoyed reading some stories more than others. With that said I will say that I was happy that I had the chance to read something from these Canadian writers.

At the beginning of the book, I had just finished reading a story by Alice Munro. I am ashamed to say this is the first time reading anything by her. I finished reading the story before heading to bed. In the morning, in the news, I hear that she has won the Nobel Prize, being the 13th women in the world to achieve this.

I was happy that I had read something from her, before she won. ( )