Good historical fiction is rare

Original Toronto Star caption: Good historical fiction is rare. No one in Canada has done it with more authority; witand vibrancy than Douglas Glover. His recently published short story collection; A Guide To Animal Behavious; contains a number of stories set in the past. One story describes a skirmish during the War of 1812 that took place a few miles from Glover's home town in southwestern Ontario. This historical lore is the stuff I grew up with; in a way; he says. But in the Canadian manner we ignored it for a long time. [Incomplete]