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<p>Lesley Choyce writes rings around most Canadian authors. This collection of short stories, <i>Dance the Rocks Ashore</i>, is certainly choice Choyce.</p> <p><i>Dance the Rocks Ashore</i> contains substantial new stories including « Dance the Rocks Ashore, » a bittersweet account of an elderly couple’s decline; the hilarious and bizarre « My Father Was a Book Reviewer » « The Third or Fourth Happiest Man in Nova Scotia, » with a peculiar hero reminiscent of Noah; and « The Wreck of the Sister Theresa, » in which spring fever hits like « a handshake in hell. » Favourite stories from previous books include « Losing Ground, » the pivotal chapter in Choyce’s acclaimed 1989 novel <i>The Second Season of Jonas MacPherson</i>, as well as « The Cure, » « Dancing the Night Away, » and the complex and disturbing « Conventional Emotions. »</p>