Even when November's sun is low and Winter flaps his fleecy wings, Thy gold among his silvery snow a solace in the sadness brings. -- James Rigg
The Ottawa Review of Books' core reviewers are pleased to offer you our insights this month on five works of fiction by Canadian authors, starting with This Side of Sad by Karen Smythe, followed by Tower by Frances Boyle, With Malice by Eileen Cook, Jacob the Trumpeter by Robert Barclay and The Waffle and the Pancake by Geza Tatrallyay.