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; Wh $ o a W: 3 guil > when every be 5 one. Mostly, | x sumply enjoy t o _ The book I i / ing Grace. it i o on Sinclair Ros & House, which ( w 23. This book « 3 ago % reading and al T of research int O century. 8 Review colur Â¥ given this bool gnon.mocauy z of "praine spe: Michaels‘ novel is not a book, | suppose, for someone who reads for plot and action. it invites the reader to move slowly, to absorb the wonderful language and to share the development of the characters. Old pain is revisited, acknowledged, and nealed, in a way which I find fascinating. Julia Kristeva interviews, edited by Ross Mitchell Guberâ€" man, has given me much pleasure. Kristeva has been variously described as a practising psychoanalyst, an intellectual, a linguist, a Iiterary scholar. A heady combination. | enjoy her pleasure in her own intellect. | like reading the story of her extraordinary ife, as it shows through the interviews. | think Knsteva is correct that society is developing different notions of power, that we need to acknowledge "the intermediâ€" ary who becomes a fixed point of support and confidence and who permits the individual to find his capacities for play and for sonstruction." For Kristeva, this is the role, most importantly, for social worker, for psychiatrist and above all for teachers, but it applies to anyone in any position of authority. reading and also out of a good deal of research into the middle of this century. Review columns of the world have not given this book a great deal of attenâ€" tion. Probably because it is poetry. it echoes with the resonances of "praine speak" and of the King James Bible. Like Ross‘s book, t lingers in my mind, and | find myself remembering fragments, maybe for some of the same reasons. it is rich with metaphor, books have | most enjoyed this year? I find it My favorite collection of short stories, After Rain, by William really hard to think backwards, but I have a terribly Trevor, is full of wellâ€"managed stories, each with a puzzle at its guilty conscience about not doing some sort of survey, centre. I like the way he resoives those puzzles by a close investiâ€" when every book columnist under the sun seems to be doing gation of people‘s minds and hearts. one. Mostly, | like to ignore the hype of this time of year and ShadowlLight, Freeman Patterson‘s latest book, is my favorite umply enjoy the first snowlines on the trees. However . . . picture book of the year: his own account of his life as a photogâ€" The book | liked best of all this year was Lorna Crozier‘s Savâ€" rapher, His choice of pictures to include interests me, because | ing Grace. it is a book of poems based know they were chosen from thousands of on Sinclair Ross‘s As For Me and My slides. His comment that "the camera House, which Crozier read when she was points both ways" intrigued me. 23. This book comes out of that long w* Once I read his observation, | realized ago that of course that is true for any art, but reading and also out of a good deal for some reason | had never thought of research into the middle of this about photography that way. I reach for century. Patterson‘s book often when I need Review columns of the world have not images that resonate into art. given this book a great deal of attenâ€" The first half of The Cloister Walk by tion. Probably because it is poetry. it echoes with the resonances _ Kathleen Norris has been good company, and I look forward to of "prairie speak" and of the King James Bible. Like Ross‘s book, _ having it with me into the new year. Her linking of spirituality, t lingers in my mind, and | find myself remembering fragments, _ Creativity, ritual, language, everyday life and integrity comforts ines, images. me. | treasure that combination, and I respect it wherever I find announce the opening of their group practice, A men‘s awareness group will be avialable that will help members focus on their 2) interpersonal style of relating, b)expression of feelings, c) capacity to tolerate frustraâ€" tion, d) work reiated issues and ¢) self esteem building, For inquiries please phone 725â€"0455. Free consultative interviews. E. UE ppppmataal onl paatmmdfin ied C o u. i g NT > \.\?] T NOW HERE‘S A HEADLINE § What have I likedâ€" reading? | also greatly enjoyed Fugitive Pleces by Anne Michaels: 6 Pn Judith Miller thaee â€" NELHUIH The Trout Lify chat books are now also available at Readers‘ Ink Bookshop on University Avenue. Judith Miller is an associate professor of English at Renison College at University of Waterloo. The Convict Lover, by Merityn Simonds, is an illustration of how history can be written, and of what to do with disconâ€" nected fragments of a life that suddenly present themselves. Simonds has not only given readers a good read, but a model of how to write a certain kind of nonâ€"fiction. Another nonâ€"fiction book which works well is The Guns of Normandy by George Blackburn. If it were not for the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonâ€"Fiction, I would not likely have read this book. it is a moving account of the ordinary soldier‘s view of the first world war. It catches and preserves stories and fragile viewpoints. in several cases, it challenges prevailing notions of "what happened:" a rich, brave, astonishing book. I have, of course, run out of space, and I can hear my editor‘s voice behind me. One more: Timothy Findley‘s novella, You Went Away, keeps echoing in my mind. e By appointment 121 Park SL., jo.m E7 JAMES G. HAMME Registered Massage Therapist GIFT CERTIFICATES W ‘wAABIF y mmb antmnikgptnins WELL WORTH For further information or to reserve group seatmg, contact Dawna Whitehead _ at (519) 885â€"1857, ext. 14. l Concert take place from 2 p.m. to 3 with refreshments to follow. P p®: Enjoyg:hymmcd vP comm| along inaFKg?éONCE‘;E Sun., Dec. 22 Waterioo County Caroliers Dec. 24 10am.~3 De Mgw wbire Jat Dec. 28 Closed Dec. 27 â€"30 10 am. â€"8p.m. 65 University Ave. E. 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