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‘0" computer will check your auto rates instantly. Computerized auto rates ensure the best rates for the coverage that suits «00 Insurance 500 Gien Forrest Bivd. (Glen Forrest & Bearinger) YOU BEST Written in the context and lingo of the here and now, Behren‘s characters strike an overall chord of identity for a wide reading audience. Repeatedly the reader is struck with the sadness of "the human condition‘‘ in these heartâ€"rending and heartâ€"pounding stories. But Peter Behrens, author of "Night Drivâ€" ing,"‘ a collection of 19 short stories, has used his varied work experiences as setting and character models in his stories. He‘s worked on a cattle ranch, grain farm and by trucking, landscaping and general labor. Set in contemâ€" porary North America, settings in Night Driving shift from Montreal to Manhattan, British Columbia to Nevada, New England to Alberta. The deceptively strippedâ€"down prose and storyâ€"line expose fragments in the lives of diverse characters â€" drifters, farmhands, Westmount couples, Vietnam vets and leftover Hippies, all searching for the elusive thread to connect while searching for a purpose and meaning in their lives. As the title ‘"‘Night Driving" suggests several of the stories end during the night or at dusk with the characters moving from one senario to seek out a new one. In the story, ‘"Vulcan" a Cape Breton drifter discovers what it‘s like working on a Prairie farm but in the end moves on to work on a Marg Zavaros Chronicle Special The ability to support oneself is the major obstacle that saps the energy and enthusiasm of many aspiring writers. Golden Triangle pre 886â€"8300 ‘*Your neighborhood Insurance INSURANCE BROKERS INC INSECT CONTROL 1e N c s i AQ.\ Call 884â€"3498 Waterioo TEFANSON LAWN PRAY iro \"\“9 a* ““c Ou The World of Books Our *ALL PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL AUG. 22, 1987 Tea Biscuits $ 1 o 2 9 IdOZCN 75. uren The Stone Crock Food Stores â€" We bring quality to you! $2.49 $5.10 Cookies 45 KING STREET ST. JACOBS 6 6 4 â€" 3 6 1 2 Bakery Village 8" Black Forest Fresh Baked Assorted survey team in the Arctic then on as a heavy equipment operator and later to work on a new highway project. He reflects as to whether he‘d still be a fisherman back home. "Jack‘s Grave," is the st6ry of a couple who make a pilgrimage to the grave of 60‘s writer Jack Kerouac. They find only a small siab wet with rain. They hastily glance at it and quickly move on. ‘‘Night Driving" is a good read for those lazy summer days intriguing and disturbingly accurate, Behrens‘ characters are heading out, answering a clarion call with the ultimate hope of arriving. Night Driving. Peter Behrens. Macmilian of Canada. 182 pages. ‘‘In the Beginning"‘ two men meet for a reunion in a favorite Montreal bar during their college days only to discover how much things have changed. ‘"‘Yellow Dress" is the story of a child who becomes attached to a childâ€"like adult who always wears a soiled yellow dress. "Night Driving" the title story deals with a young girl who has a father fixation for men she meets while driving across the country during the night. Behren‘s was born in 1954 in Montreal. He attended Concordia and McGill Universities. In 198586 he held the Wallace Stegner Fellowship in creative writing at Stanford University. Several of his stories have been published in Saturday Night and Atlantic Monthly magazines. The Idozen /% dozen each $1.39 Spiced Ham $2.89 . Cheddaor $3.39 ., *n Turkey Roll $1.69 . Meats & Cheese 47 KING STREET ST. JACOBS 6 6 4 â€" 3 6 1 0 Millbank Medium Stone Crock Dark Meat watért‘o6 Cikiteacte weonesoay mutiet 7d"166) â€" Phad OUR INTRODUCTORY SALE OF Vâ€"BLOC mu serrt. 30, 1s87) SALE Price $1.19 sa. rt. m corour WE ALSO HAVE SOME SECONDS AS LOW As D. Barnett & Co. Ltd. Most blocks have a single conhguration though some can provide two, three or, very rarely, four patterns. Vâ€"Block soives this problem. The simple shape, based on triangular rather than square geometry, aiâ€" lows any two blocks to relate in several ways. This in turn generates so Jow$ two blocks to relate in several ways. This in turn generates so mfiohudm that the possibilities are limited only by!hofiu:nvov iher‘s imagination. With the addition of colour , the range of taying patterns is even larger HERE ARE ONLY 3 OF THE POSSIBILITIES Also _____ Patio slabs, curbs, garden edging, and all types of natural stone products for your landscaping needs 60 Schaeter St., Waterioo â€" (519) 884â€"0860 (oOf Weber Street between King and Albert) CHECK OUR SPECIALS AT PATENT PENDING (Regular Price $1.39 sq. ft.) «x MEW AMD EXCITING »» Grapefruit 3/%1.29 Onions * 2/.89% Peppers 99¢, , 85%, . 49 KING STREET ST. JACOBS 6 6 4 «+ 3 5 4 4 New Ont. Cooking 069¢ /Ib. Sweet Green Juicy U.S.A. laying patterns