The Day the Men Went to Town — 16 Stories by Women from Cape Breton

selected by Ronald Caplan • 176 pages

STRONG WRITING BY WOMEN!
Starting with Tessie Gillis, women have been writing the non-traditional story of Cape Breton—the deeper, sometimes darker, side. They offer here a rich, rare view—of being young, of being old, even of being a man.
Stories about fisherwomen and space aliens, the poignancy of family, tragedy in the mines, love.
By Sherry D. Ramsey, Susan Zettell, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Ellen Frith, Beatrice MacNeil, Carol Bruneau, Lynn Coady, Joan Clark, Jean MacNeil, D.C. Troicuk, Erin MacNamara, Claudia Gahlinger, Kim Williamson, Teresa O’Brien, Tricia Fish.