"My Father Took a Cake to France" by Cynthia Flood
A contemporary Canadian writer who I hadn't read before. Some stories seemed just a little forced, too unusual, some meant to shock perhaps but didn't quite ring true. All were interesting to read.
"The Blush and other Stories" by Elizabeth Taylor
A British writer (1912-1975). I believe I've read her novel "The Wedding Group" and must read more. She is really very good and more along the lines of an Alice Munro that can mine the ordinary in extraordinary ways. I see she's written "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont"...heard of that lately...an upcoming movie perhaps?
