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Malcolm Lowry‘s, "The Forest Path to the Spring"‘, exalts the love of a man and a woman alone in the BC wilderness. Personal and symbolic reflections centre around a path the main character trudges daily for their water supply. Ethel Wilson‘s, "Tuesday and Wednesday", is the story of a man and a woman no longer in love and their makeshift life that ends in tragâ€" Audrey Thomas‘s, "Prospero on the Isâ€" land", details a writer‘s year long BC sojourn. ‘‘On Middle Ground", an anthology of 17 novellas may then be the answer to satisfy the two groups to form a middle ground. Of the seven authors, five are immigrants, one is an expatriate, and only one, Keath Fraser, is a nativeâ€"born resident Canadian. Four of the novelias are set on the west coast, while the remaining three are at various points across On Middle Ground. Edited by D. Daymond and L. Monkman. Methuen. 439 pages. Do you prefer novels or short stories? Short story buffs claim they find the novel too Jong and drawn out, They insist on something that can be read in a hurry with a brief story plot and few characters. On the other hand, novel affictionados claim the short story does‘t give enough character and setting description to satisfy their reading taste, they say the short story is, ‘"Well . . . uh . . . too short." After Fashion? _ After a Reasonable Price? . Drop by Wardrobes . .. 24 Dupont St. East, Waterloo â€" 746â€"2660 â€" (Closed Mon.) REDUCE INCHES AND IMPROVE MUSCLE TONE THE SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND EFFORTLESS WAY! We‘re so confident you‘ll love yA _ | Calnw:a. C:u:pu exercise P 1 a 30â€"minute WYW C WITH NO OBLiGATIONS * __ 9# & CALL NOW FOR YOUR l MQ J FREE APPOINTMENT %% 745â€"8382 91 QUEEN ST. S., KITCHENER BE OUR QUEST! ‘"‘YES, WE CAN!‘" The World of Books MONDAYâ€"THURSDAY 9 a.m.9 p.m., FRIDAY 9 a.m.â€"7 p.m., SATURDAY 9 a. m.â€"2 p.m. A RESALE SHOP fls %JV Mavis Gallant‘s, "Its Image on the Mirror®". Recalls the sterile, antiseptic life in English Quebec 40 years ago. Two sisters form the contrast for her character study. John Metcalf certainly knows how to make his readers laugh. ‘"‘Travelling Northward", is possibly drawn from a personal experience while reading in a small Northern town. The naive and babbling literary group he enâ€" counters live in conditions somewhat exagâ€" gerated yet not entirely unbelievable either. Parody and satire at its best. Written in a dated diary style, it lacks the A common vein of restlessness and struggle dominate all the novellas set in a country not without its literary limitations. The answers lie somewhere on the culture scale of middle ground, sandwiched between the tentacles of a giant below and those within that have taken root. Considering the number of anthologies in this genre, ‘"On Middle Ground*" stands on its own high ground as a total reading experiâ€" In ‘"Foreign Affairs‘", BC writer Keath Fraser‘s main character, an exâ€"foreign diplo mat is struggling with multiple sclerosis as he goes about his daily life. Fraser duplicates speech patterns and mannerisms with chilling clarity. * ety clout of the narrative novella but nevertheless offers fresh insight into tife outside urban sociâ€" The YMCA strengthens more than muscles. NONâ€"MEMBER _ REGISTRATION FOR NEXT SESSION THE YMCA, esnt OF KITCHENERWATERLOO _ Phone 885â€"3500 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 6â€"9 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 9 A.M.â€"6 P.M. Call Us for Information and Brotchure _ RETAIL FISH Your hosts Janet & Graham Baker MARKET 355 Erb. St. W T46â€"2530 WATEARLOO We offer: , T ura thies thioime, Hapdort i Cug) Live Lobster Chicken and Saiads Lunch, Eartybird & Children‘s Menus Lic. LLBO for Wine and Beer OPEN: Mon.Sat. 11 amâ€"# pm; Sun. 12 noonâ€"$ pm AVOID THE RUSH SEAFOOD RESTAVRANT YÂ¥ OCTOBER 21, 1987 â€" PAGE 2o Kitchener Phone 743â€"5201 333 Carwood Avenue SHERWOOD FUELS 893â€"64 11 cleanâ€"out. Call us for an early furnace checkâ€"up 2794 King St. E., Kitchener