The End of The Ice Age is Terence Young’s second short story collection. If the first collection is anywhere near as good as this one, I must read it. I find most short story collects to be very uneven, some really good stories and some not so good or even terrible. There was only one story in this collection I didn’t like, ‘Rumours of Human Sacrifice’. To be honest, I didn’t really get the point of it. Perhaps a discussion with my Book Club would help?
The rest of the stories were quite strong. Back in October, I reviewed one story in this collection, ‘That Time of Year.’ You can read my review of it here. Reading many of the stories took me on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Never sentimental but very moving, Young wrote of different life circumstances which included people from young to old.

The majority of the stories took place here, in Canada. After all, Young lives here, in British Columbia. I love how he captured the landscape while telling such dark stories. These stories will be in my thoughts for a long time to come, perhaps a lifetime.

Terence Young has published four books before this one and all four have been nominated for various awards. I can see why. Terence Young is a author whose work is not to be missed.
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Thanks to the Vancouver Public Library for circulating such a great selection of great books, including this one.
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