Author: C. June Wolf. Published by Wattle and Daub Books, Vancouver, BC., 2008, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 236 pages.
FINDING CREATURES and Other Stories, are written by C. June Wolf, a specfic writer who lives in Vancouver, and this is her first collection of stories, several of which have appeared previously in various small press magazines and anthologies.
There are the fifteen stories in Finding Creatures. There’s a variety of tones and themes, but if I had to tease out some common threads from what I found in its pages, these would be a tendency to focus on loners (and therefore on solitude and introspection), a persistent concern with the past in all its forms, and a subtle yet unflinching quietness of observation. It’s not a book to attempt to read in one sitting, nor did every story succeed on all levels. But there are enough memorable moments here, including “Claude and the Henry Moores”, “These Old Bones”, “Aggie’s Game” and “Dana’s Hand” that I found the overall collection to be enjoyable and worthwhile. -Reviewed by Simon Petrie, May 2010.
